Davao del Norte,officially the Province of Davao del Norte,is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Samal Island to the south in Davao Gulf.
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 in 1910 during the American Occupation. It was granted "Recognition as a Member Organization 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.
Eagle Scout is the highest rank awarded to a Senior Scout in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). To be awarded the rank,a Scout must lead in planning and doing two community service projects and earn a total of 23 merit badges consisting of 17 required merit badges and 2 specialist ratings. After achieving the rank of Eagle,a Scout may earn an Anahaw award for earning 2 additional specialist ratings.
Tagum,officially the City of Tagum,is a 1st class component city and capital of the Davao del Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 296,202 people making it the most populous component city in Mindanao and in Davao del Norte,as well as the second most populous in Davao Region after Davao City.
Don Gabriel Amando Daza,KGCR,KC*SS was the first Filipino electrical engineer and one of the charter members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). He co-founded the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT),Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Co. (PT&T),Philippine Electric Manufacturing Company (PEMCO),Phelps Dodge Philippines. He was the supervising engineer and assistant general manager of Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and led its expansion out of Cebu City. President and chief scout of the BSP in 1961–68. In 1945,President Osmeña appointed Daza to be a member of the board of directors of the Manila Railroad Company and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. In 1950,he was vice-chairman of the National Power Corporation and on the board of directors of the Manila Hotel Company. In 1951,Daza was appointed by President Quirino as a founding member of the board of directors of the National Shipyard and Steel Corporation. President and director of the National Economic Protection Agency (NEPA) in 1956.
Erwin "Pastor" Emata is a mountain climber and a runner from the Philippines. In 2006,he became the second Filipino to climb Mount Everest. His achievement was recognized by then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she conferred Emata with the Order of Lakandula with the special class of Champion for Life.
The Knights of Rizal is an Order of Chivalry from the Philippines,created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero JoséRizal.
Tagum City National High School (TCNHS),formerly known as Tagum Community High School,is a public high school in Tagum,Davao del Norte,Philippines. It was founded in February 14,1967 to cater to students from Tagum City and the province of Davao del Norte.
The University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Forestry and Natural Resources is one of the 11 degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It started as the Forest School under the UP College of Agriculture in 1910,making it the oldest forestry school in the Philippines. It is one of the five founding units of UPLB upon its establishment in 1972.
Metro Davao,officially Metropolitan Davao,is a metropolitan area in Mindanao,Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao,Digos,Mati,Panabo,Samal and Tagum and spanned parts of all five provinces of the Davao Region. Metro Davao is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is administered by the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority. It is the largest metropolitan region by land area and the second most populous in the Philippines.
The University of Southeastern Philippines is a public,research,coeducational,regional state university based in Davao City,Davao del Sur,Philippines. Founded on December 15,1978,the university is an integration of four state educational institutions:Mindanao State University-Davao,the University of the Philippines-Master of Management Program in Davao,the Davao School of Arts and Trades,and the Davao National Regional Agricultural School. It was the first state university in Davao Region.
Datu Yusoph Boyog Mama is a Filipino politician and government official. He was a candidate for public office as Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor in the previous 2013 Mid-term Elections,being the lone candidate representing the province of Lanao del Sur,one of the five (5) provinces constituting the ARMM territory. With the support of various key multi-sectoral groups in the province of Lanao del Sur and the provincial capital Islamic City of Marawi,Datu Yusoph B. Mama ran as an independent candidate.
The 22nd Infantry Division,Philippine Army,known as the Eagle Division,is one of the Army Reserve Command's ready reserve infantry divisions.
Tagum National Trade School (TNTS) is the only vocational of the five main public high schools in Tagum City,under the jurisdiction of the DepEd Division of Tagum City and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. It was founded on August 1,1972. The institution cater students from Tagum City and the province of Davao del Norte.
Scouting activities in the Philippines have been promoted by various organizations:the YMCA,the Boy Scouts of America,the Camp Fire Girls,the Boy Scouts of the Philippines,the Girl Scouts of the Philippines,and the Boy Scouts of China.
The 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda,also known as the Boy Scout Circle,is a roundabout in Quezon City,Metro Manila,the Philippines. Located at the intersection between Timog and Tomas Morato Avenues,it serves as the boundary between Barangays South Triangle,Laging Handa and Sacred Heart.
Wendel Eliot Avisado is a Filipino lawyer and politician who previously served as Secretary of Budget and Management of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 5,2019,succeeding Undersecretary Janet B. Abuel,who served as the DBM's Officer-in-Charge (OIC) following the appointment of former Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno as Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Besides having a long and distinguished career in government service,he is an active member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He previously served as National President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines from 2017 to 2019 and an ex-officio member of the national executive board.
The Mindanao Railway,previously known as the Trans-Mindanao High Speed Railway,is a proposed railway system in Mindanao,the southernmost major island of the Philippines. Originally proposed in 1936 as part of Manuel L. Quezon's efforts to strengthen the presence of Commonwealth government in Mindanao against the rising influence of Imperial Japan before World War II,the line was shelved. Other proposals and studies were made in the 1950s,1990s,and the 2000s,but never materialized. The current line began development in 2018;however,construction has yet to start. It will be initially built as a single-track standard gauge system to be operated by diesel-powered rolling stock,but will have provisions for upgrading to double-track and electrification through overhead lines.
The National Eagle Scouts Association of the Philippines otherwise known as the “NESAPh”is the Premiere Honor Society of Eagle Scouts in the Philippines. It is a voluntary,non-political,non-sectarian and non-profit association of Eagle Scouts supporting the causes of Scouting and the thrusts of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines by the ideals,purpose and principles,and methods conceived by the Founder of Scouting.
