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The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) is the national Girl Scouting association for girls and young women in the Philippines.Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their responsibilities in the home, to the nation, and to the world community". [1]
Pakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA, پاکستان گرل گائڈزایسوسی ایشن) Founding: 118,000: Papua New Guinea: Girl Guides Association of Papua New Guinea: 1978: 1,200: Philippines: Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Founding Member: 671,000: Singapore: Girl Guides Singapore (GGS, Pandu Puteri Singapura) Founding Member ...
Founder, Boy Scouts of the Philippines; [51] Chief Scout, 1938–41. Recipient, Silver Buffalo, Boy Scouts of America. Colonel, US Army; KIA. [8] [9] [10] [52] Librado Inocencio Ureta (1905–1991) Director of Records, National Headquarters, BSP, Manila. Scout Executive, BSP Bacolod City Council and BSP Cebu Provincial Council.
A Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. Robert Baden-Powell chose to name his organization for girls "the Girl Guides". In the United States and several East Asian countries the term "Girl Scout" is used instead.
The Asia-Pacific Scout Region has witnessed the births and rebirths of national Scout organizations since the region was founded in 1969. Starting with ten founding members, it grew to 33 member countries as of 2024, encompassing 35 million Scouts. Eight of the 15 largest Scout associations in the world are in the Region.
The Baden-Powell Movement of Australia has a branch in Philippines and serve members of the LDS Church. In the past, Scouts in Chinese schools registered with the Boy Scouts of China (in Taiwan). With the Filipinization of Chinese schools during the regime of Pres. Marcos, these shifted registration to the BSP and GSP.
On 26 May 1940, President Manuel L. Quezon signed the charter of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. Helena Z. Benitez was the Chairman of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Central Committee, while Josefa became the group's first National Executive. At the time of the charter, there were 1,000 Girl Scouts in the Philippines. [28] [29]
Asia Pacific Region (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) Asia-Pacific Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement) Asian Development Bank; Association for Theological Education in South East Asia; Association of Local Colleges and Universities