HAPPENING TODAY
Grand Opening Ceremony Highlight of the ceremony is a grand Pyromusical Fireworks Display. Starts 2 PM at the Grand Arena of the Energy Park.
Inauguration of Tagumpay Scouting Landmark
Camp Chief Night Welcome Reception
As a tribute to the Scouting movement as a springboard for nation-building, BSP leaders will unveil a monument designed by Kublai Milan. The monument is erected at Energy Park.
A rousing welcome awaits Scout Leaders from 118 local councils in the Philippines. Experience the Tagumenyo brand of hospitality at Tagum National Trade School Gym.
Jambo Balita THE OFFICIAL T H E O FNEWSLETTER F I C I A L N E WOF S LTH ETTER
O F T H E 1 6 T H N AT I O N A L S C O U T J A M B O R E E BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
SPECIAL MAIDEN ISSUE
TAGUM CITY, PHILIPPINES
OCTOBER 24, 2015
EARLY BIRDS. Boy Scouts from
Silay City in Negros Occidental prepare their camp inside the Energy Park. 25 participants from their council arrived last October 17, one week before the formal opening of the National Jamboree today.
20,000 Scouts, Scouters converge
as Nat’l Jamboree opens today
TAGUM CITY—All roads will lead to Tagum City today for the commencement of the 16th National Scout Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, which is considered as the largest scouting conclave in the country. As of this writing, a total of 20,000 scouts have officially registered for the week-long activity that is jointly hosted by the City Government of Tagum and the BSP Tagum City Council, but organizers expect the number to swell to more than this number. With the large bulk of participants coming to the city, Mayor Allan L. Rellon, who also serves as the camp chief of the Jamboree, stressed that preparations and contingency plans are on full swing, especially on maintaining peace and order. Mayor Rellon said that 575 security personnel will
be deployed in strategic areas and in Energy Park, the main venue of the Jamboree. A s i d e from Filipino Scouts from 118 local councils nationwide, 100 scouts from 10 countries will also participate as visiting delegations, which include India, Nepal, Ghana, Singapore, Malaysia, among others. Philippine Vice President and BSP National President Jejomar C. Binay is set to deliver the keynote address during the opening program on October 24 at Energy Park, where he will also lead the unveiling of the scouting monument designed by renowned Mindanao sculptor Kublai Milan.
FROM NEPAL WITH LOVE. Nepal Scouts will send 19 Boy Scouts to Tagum City to participate in the 16th National Scout Jamboree.
16th NSJ draws participants from Int’l Scouting Community An estimated 100 scouts from different Scout Associations worldwide are set to participate in the 16th National Scout Jamboree as visiting delegations. Among the countries that are expected to break borders here in Tagum City are Nepal, Indonesia, Ghana, Malaysia, Singapore, among others. Camp Chief Mayor Allan L.
Rellon called on Filipino Boy Scouts to welcome them with open arms and show them Filipino brand of hospitality. “Our scouts from Nepal Scouts are ready and are very much excited to join you all,” wrote Shrijan Wolv Amatya of Nepal Scouts on Facebook, who will be leading the group of 19 scouts.
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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE 16TH NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE October 24, 2015 | Tagum City
From the Desk of
BSP National President Hon. Jejomar C. Binay
Here comes the ultimate test of wit and Scouting skills: Welcome to the 16th National Jamboree! This Jamboree, which happens only every four years, shall become one of the most important activities in your Scouting lifetime. It offers a number of opportunities to explore and enjoy Scouting at its best. Here, you shall grow taller and wiser as you join your fellow Scouts in days of fun, adventure and learning. Enjoy the Jamboree and take time to make friends. Join every activity and take pleasure in working
with fellow Scouts from other places. Have fun, but do not forget to learn new things. With the theme “Peace and Development through Scouting,” Scouts joining this activity will be happy to note that this Jamboree could be the best way to open your heart and mind to the possibility of becoming a part of a great movement designed to produce better citizens and future citizens of our beloved country. Again, enjoy the Jamboree and together, let us make things happen!
From the Desk of
NSJ Camp Chief Hon. Allan L. Rellon
On behalf of the good people of my city, it is my great honor to welcome you all to the 16th National Scout Jamboree here in the beautiful City of Tagum. When we submitted our bid to host this prestigious event, our battlecry was simple, and that is to create a story of Tagumpay in Scouting. As we start the week-long Jamboree, it is my fervent wish that you take part in the creation of story of triumph. The holding of the 16th National Scout Jamboree in Tagum City is already a success story, judging by the number of registered participants. At 20,000 registered Scouts,
this is now among the largest Jamboree in the history of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, tailing the record set during the 11th National Jamboree (34, 449) in 1998 and the 9th National Jamboree (25,000) in 1991. In the coming days, the activities we have prepared for you will underscore the prime importance of this event in molding your personality. Through this, I am sure that this will become your springboard for you to become active players in nationbuilding. Happy Jamboree to all of you! Tagum, Tagumpay!
EDITORIAL
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Scouting: Education for Life
he mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young and old people through a value system based on the scout oath and scout law to help build a better world, where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. Scouting serves as an effective avenue for values formation, responsible citizenship and community-building. The conduct of the 16th National Scout Jamboree in the sprawling Energy Park in Tagum City will once again highlight this mission. Anchored on the theme, “Peace and Development through Scouting,” the National Jamboree is expected to achieve the goal of promoting the highest quality of Scouting. At the end of the Jamboree, participants should be able to reorient themselves with the principles and method of Scouting. In that way, they are expected to develop core life skills and 21st century leadership capabilities through team building, cooperative learning, group dynamics, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills. Alongside with this, they are expected to keep abreast with the prevailing issues about the environment, human rights, health, education, culture and science and technology. In plain retrospection, the National Jamboree or any other Scouting activity in particular, is highly regarded as a real-world classroom. May the participating Boy Scouts of the 16th National Scout Jamboree realize the prime importance of Scouting because it is education for life.
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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE 16TH NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE October 24, 2015 | Tagum City
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TAGUMPAY
GREETINGS FROM
HON. JEJOMAR C. BINAY
VICE PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT, BOY SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
WELCOME TO
tagum
ATTY. WENDEL E. AVISADO
ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL, BSP
ENGR. LEO G. LASACAR
VICE PRESIDENT FOR MINDANAO, BSP CHAIRPERSON, 16TH NSJ NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
HON. ALLAN L. RELLON CITY MAYOR OF TAGUM CITY CHAIRPERSON, EMR-BSP 16TH NSJ CAMP CHIEF
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Your friend, Jambo
OUT FROM MILLIONS,
TENOUT STOOD
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines announced this week the winners of the Search for Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines for 2015. They are selected based on their competencies on scholastic achievements, community service projects and leadership performance.
SALUDAR Davao City
ALMAZAN Baguio City
SAN PASCUAL Rizal
TANGENTE Iloilo
CHUA Tarlac
MONTALLANA Northern Samar
ARAO Cagayan
CERVALES Capiz
CHUA Manila
CALUB Quezon
1. Christian John Saludar, Davao City Council | 2. John Carlo San Pascual, Rizal Council 3. Rupert Stephen Charles Chua, Tarlac Council | 4. Joshua Tindalo Arao, Cagayan North Tuguegarao City Council 5. Rex Menard Cervales, Capiz Council | 6. Kyle Justin Almazan, Baguio City Council 7. Hans Christian Tangente, Iloilo Council 8. Jude Nathan Montallana, Northern Samar Council 9. Jefferson Chua, Manila Council | 10. Carl John Dal Calub, Quezon Council
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MiscellaNEWS IN FOCUS: CAMP VENUE How much energy is present at the
Energy Park?
(And other facts about the central point of the Jamboree)
W
e are not talking here about the same energies you will get in your video games. We are talking here about the magnitude of energy revolving in our camp venue, with or without our activity. We will tell you why. The Energy Park is a vast area of greens that was once an idle and reserved land developed by the City Government of Tagum to become a social development complex as well as a public recreational park. Legally acquired by the local government, the sprawling 31-hectare area was originally envisioned as a government center where various national and regional government offices should be located to provide onestop services for the transacting public. Currently, the Energy Park houses the various facilities under the direct management of the City’s Agriculture Office such as Plant Nursery, Hydroponics, Soil and Leaf Laboratory. It is also the home of the Tagum City Division of the Department of Education, Department of Health’s Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). More importantly, the scenic landscape and spacious lawn that is the Energy Park is a site where camping and scouting activities are frequently held such as the 2014 One Mindanao Scouts Jamboree which was participated in by close to 3,800 participating scouts from 23 councils of Mindanao, the 2013 Eastern Mindanao Regional Rover Moot as well as the Provincial and City Scout Jamborees. As a jamboree site, the Energy Park has truly delivered in terms of hosting activities that are physically demanding such the Challenge Valley activities that were lined-up during these previous massive scouting activities.
Did you Know? The Energy Park tested the waters for a possible hosting of the 16th National Jamboree as early as 2013, when it hosted the Eastern Mindanao Regional Rover Moot and the 2014 One Mindanao Scouts Jamboree. The rest is history.
FUN CENTRAL
Word Hunt
GET TO KNOW YOUR
Jamboree Logo
Find the words enshrined in the Scout Law in a sea of letters below. Here’s the drill: challenge yourselves to find all words in 3 minutes. Let the word hunt begin!
T C H E E R F U L C F C
O R H O K I N D L O O H
B H U E B T I E R U F O
E E R S E E A E R R F B
D L E B T N V T I T R E
I P V R D W E L R E I D
E F E A A S O U F O E I
N U R V Y Y S R B U N E
C L E E A T I E T S D N
TRUSTWORTHY | LOYAL | HELPFUL | FRIENDLY | COURTEOUS | KINd OBEDIENT | CHEERFUl | THRIFTY | BRAVE |CLEAN |REVERENT
E E N L Y E P L E H L T
S I T S T H R I F T Y S
The coat of arms of the 16th National Scout Jamboree is created based on two elements: the Scout in Motion and Tagum City. The Scout in Motion is the disambiguation of the goals of the Scout Movement, an organization that actively engages and supports the young people in their personal growth and development, endowing them to make positive contributions to their communities. Tagum City, the host of the Jamboree, stands as an icon of development, progress and unity – dynamic reforms in local governance as a brand for public administration. The colors characterize energy, nature and renewal.
tomorrow
For tomorrow’s edition of Jambo Balita, we will explain in detail the Tagumpay Scouting Monument PLUS We will give you 16 tips on how to have a memorable Jamboree experience. Got selfie photos during the opening program and parade? Post them online and use our official hashtag #JamboTagum2015. We might publish it here!