Bataan celebrates Boy Scouts diamond anniversary

By Joelyn G. Baluyut

Thursday 15th of March 2012

LIMAY, Bataan, March 15 (PIA) -- The province of Bataan is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) via a five-day camping in Limay town.

Since yesterday until Sunday, a total of 4,000 scouts coming from more than 200 elementary and secondary participating schools in the province has been conducting different major activities to prepare the youth for responsible leadership and contribute to nation-building according to the ideals, principals, and program of scouting.

Dubbed “Iskwats: Sandigan ng Matatag na Pamayanan,” this activity aims to strengthen each scout’s responsibility towards the future by conducting basic training skills in scouting that’ll eventually contribute to nation-building.

For Boy Scouts, among the major activities included are Jubilee Trek which is hiking, back to basic, global development village, extreme challenge trough obstacle, scout skills and kims games, relays on knot tying, stretcher, coconut, fire bucket, bandage, scout law, and human obstacle.

While for Senior Scouts, modules on high rope adventure, scout skills games I and II and special activities will be performed. (CLJD/JGB-PIA3)