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The Birth of B.S.P.
Scouting was introduced in the Philippines by the Americans as early as 1914, four years after the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was founded, The first recorded all-Filipino troop was otganied in Zamboanga by a young lieutenant by the name of Sherman L. Kiser. The troop was composed of 26 muslim boys and was known as the Lorrilard Spencer Troop in honor of Mrs. Spencer's son who was an active scout in the U.S.
In 1923, the Philippine Council BSA was formed through the efforts of the Rotary Club of Manila mainly to launch Scouting as a nationwide movement and provide guidance to the troops which had been independently organized throughout the country. Eventually, through the issuance of Commonwealth Act No. 111 by then President Manuel L. Quezon on October 31, 1936, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was established as a public corporation tasked to, according to Section 3 of the law.