by Jun S. Florendo The cameras clicked at every move to capture happy moments. Everyone is in high spirit, dancing to the beat of the contemporary music. Smiling faces lit the room. The night was filled with magic as guests, dressed in their traditional costumes met old friends and made new ones. It was a night of celebration as the Boy Scouts […]

by Chooi Yew Tzen Seven female Scout leaders tread on new grounds as they were named members of four APR Scout Subcommittees this morning. The seven represent six National Scout Organizations (NSOs); Dr. Virin Daenraj (Thailand), Aishath Aham (Maldives), Belinda Wang Ling Yu (Scouts of China or SoC), Fahmida (Bangladesh), Kim Yoobinara (Korea), Sara Ma […]

by Chooi Yew Tzen and Aaron Bryan Lopez Delegates of the 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference unanimously agreed to hold the 2021 Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference in Taiwan. With the theme “Scouting: Integrated Versatility,” which would reflect the Asia-Pa cific Region’s intent to cherish diversity and focus on unity to achieve common goals, the Conference […]

by Chooi Yew Tzen, Medel Angara, Kalikasan Castillo, Wind Love Cucal, Berthold Sinaulan, Adrian Uy yung Cheng The spirits kept high among delegates during the “breakout” session at the 26th APR Scout Conference, PICC, Manila, Thursday 18 October 2018. All 600 delegates were assigned to one of seven breakout groups.The seven groups were: (1) APR […]

by Karl Lyel B. Lim and Aaron Bryan A. Lopez It has been the tradition of the Association of Top Achiever Scouts, famously known as ATAS, to gather its members at international Scout events all over the globe. Existing for 14 years, this company of Scouts who attained the highest rank in their respective NSOs […]

by Chooi Yew Tzen and Isaias Florante III Fermin Announcement of the newly-elected Chair and two Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Committee has finally come. A historic moment passed when Ahmad Rusdi received the Badge of Office as Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee (APRSC) Chair from Paul Parkinson who completed his term of office […]

by Medel Angara and Jessie B. Alagao The Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation held its Fundraising Dinner, which saw an outpouring of support from all Scouting stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific Region. APR Scout Foundation Management Committee President Dr. Chao Shou Po opened the dinner, thanking all the stakeholders who pledged their support in raising funds to […]

by Jade M. Sevilla The Asia Pacific Region International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians held their inaugural meeting at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center 18 October. They discussed strategies on how to increase Rotary support throughout the region. Rotarian Scouts present were Cedrick Train from the Phillippines, Dr. Lee Bok Yie from […]

by Chooi Yew Tzen A revisit at youth development, social impact management, and reputation management will be the top priorities of the ASEAN Scouts Association for Regional Cooperation (ASARC). ASARC Chairperson Antong Shahrudin said: “We seek the cooperation of our members to aggressively revamp their respective programmes and activities, centred on the interest of youths, […]

by Jun S. Florendo The Boys Scouts of the Philippines announced on Wednesday, the winners of the 29th Search for the Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines (TOBS) held on 17 October at the Reception Hall, Philippine International Convention Center. The awardees are Senior Scouts Adriell Philip Luna, San Pablo City Council; Niño Jan […]