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Bohol’s Man-Made Forest
It is probably the most successful reforestation project ever made in the Philippines. And I’m quite pleased – and proud – to learn that it was made possible through the efforts of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The man-made forest … Continue reading
Smokey Mountain, then and now
Have you seen Smokey Mountain lately? †The same Smokey Mountain that has brought so much shame to our country? †That monstrous pile of stinking human refuse from all over Metro Manila. †Yes, that’s the permanent image of Smokey Mountain etched … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacies, Places
Tagged boy scouts, garbage mountain, manila north harbor, smokey mountain, tree planting
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Nuts about knots
† I AM A CERTIFIED NUT CASE when it comes to knots. I am not exactly an expert in knot tying but I have this compulsion (or should I say addiction?) to collect any reference material on knot tying that … Continue reading
Posted in References, Tips
Tagged boy scouts, cool stuff, guy stuff, iphone apps, iTunes, knot tying, Outdoors, scouting, special skills
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PHOTOBLOG: A not-so-ordinary day in Mt. Makiling
IN a recent blog post I narrated how some members of the Delbros AB Normal Club attempted to climb the summit of Mt. Makiling and failed. It was not entirely a lost cause and we had much fun (and great … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, Places
Tagged bong saculles, boy scouts, Laguna, Mountain, mountaineering, Mt. Makiliing, Mud Springs, scouting
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Letting Go
IT’S NOT THE TITLE of my new movie. It is the first and most important lesson in rapelling. †And it’s a lesson I learned on October 18 when, for the first time, I tried this high-adrenalin and heart-pumping activity. My … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged boy scouts, extreme adventures, extreme sports, rapelling, scouting
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Boy Scout National Office now a Wi-Fi Hot Spot; The Meraki advantage
Last week my tech support hit squad in Delbros activated eight of the nine Meraki wireless transmitters I bought online from the US which we recently installed at the BSP National Office in front of SM Manila. The ninth unit … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacies, Gadgets, Technology
Tagged boy scouts, meraki, networks, scouting, technology, wi-fi, wireless
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Wi-Fi Enabling the Boy Scouts
The BSP Wi-Fi Project Just a few months ago it was nothing more than a lofty dream: make the entire almost 1 hectare BSP National Office compound a Wi-Fi spot to benefit the BSP professional staff as well as visiting … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacies, Gadgets, Projects
Tagged Advocacies, boy scouts, technology, wi-fi, wireless
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