Boy Scouts of the Philippines

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) is the national scouting organization of the Philippines in the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The Scout movement was first introduced in the Philippines on 1910 during the American Occupation. It was "granted Recognition as a Member Organisation of the Boy Scouts International Conference...with effect from October 31, 1936" by virtue of certification signed by J. S. Wilson, Olave Baden-Powell, and Daniel Spry.

This article is about the youth movement. For the military unit, see Philippine Scouts. For the central bank in the Philippines also abbreviated as "BSP", see Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Age range
  • KID Scout: 4–6
  • KAB Scout: 6–9
  • Boy Scout: 9–12
  • Senior Scout: 13–19
  • Rover Scout: 18–26
HeadquartersNatividad Lopez St., Ermita, Manila
CountryPhilippines
FoundedOctober 31, 1936 (October 31, 1936)
Founders
Membership2,811,541 (2020)
Chief Scout President Bongbong Marcos
National PresidentDale B. Corvera
Secretary GeneralKim Robert C. de Leon
Affiliation
Website
http://scouts.org.ph/
Boy Scout
Senior Scout
Rover Scout

For most of the late 20th century and into the 21st century, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is among the largest Scout organizations in the world, currently 4th, in terms of membership count (behind Boy Scouts of America, The Bharat Scouts and Guides of India and the co-ed Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia), largely due to the organization's dependence on the Department of Education.

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