TAGUM CITY — Some 21,000 scouts joined the week-long 16th National Scout Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in Tagum City.
Mayor Allan L. Rellon, who also serves as the camp chief of the Jamboree, said that preparations and contingency plans are on full swing, especially on maintaining peace and order.
Rellon said that 575 security personnel will be deployed in strategic areas and in Energy Park, the main venue of the Jamboree.
Aside from Filipino Scouts from 118 local councils nationwide, 100 scouts from 10 countries will also participate as visiting delegations, which include India, Nepal, Ghana, Singapore, Malaysia, among others.