Opening Remarks

Good morning Boys!

Our ardent and ever supportive Institutional Head Dr.

Salihmatal H. Lagbas, Sir! Mr. Joel S.J. Garcia a Master
Teacher, My fellow Adult Leaders, Scouters a better
morning!
It is with great honor to welcome you all to the 3rd City
Wide Simultaneous Institutional Camp, This yearly scouting
activity aims to teach the Senior Scouts basic life skills and
develop their potentials to be a good leader in their own
capacity.
This activity will also serve as a pre requisite to much
more bigger scouting activity which is the National
Centennial Jamboree to be held here in our city.
I hope that you will enjoy the rest of the day!
Once again blessed good morning!
 House Rules
1. You are not allowed to go out the Camp Premises
without the permission of the Institutional
Coordinator and the Staff.
2. Always observe Cleanliness inside the camp.
3. Scouters should always wear their neckerchief.
4. Parents, visitors of the senior scouts are not allowed
inside the Camp site, there will be a specific place
that is assigned for you.
5. Just follow the Rules form #1 to #5.

Thought of the Day

1. A scout is never taken by surprise; he knows

exactly what to do when anything unexpected
happens.
2. A scouts smiles and whistles under all
circumstances.
Giving of merit badges

1. Early bird ……………...

2. The cleanest tent...……..
3. Best in Camp Gate…….
4. Best in yell……………..
5. Best in Call…………….
6. Best in skit……………..
7. Most snappy crew……..
8. Best in Crew flag………
9. Best in song…………….
10. Jolliest crew………....

Games
1. Modified Sack race
2. Boy scout at war
3. Twin race

Scouts Benediction

“May the Great scoutmaster of all Scouts be with

you until we meet again”
The Scouts Oath

On my honor I will do my best,

To do my duty, to god and my country.

The republic of the Philippines

And to obey the scout law,

To help other people at all times,

To keep myself physically strong,
Mentally awake and morally straight.

The scout law

A scout is…………..

 TRUSTWORTHY
 LOYAL
 HELPFUL
 FRIENDLY
 COURTEOUS
 KIND
 OBEDIENT
 CHEERFUL
 THRIFTY
 BRAVE
 CLEAN
 REVERENT
The Story in History: Ambeth Ocampos’
Dirty Dancing
Posted on April 13, 2011 by Iphigene in Book Reviews, Filipino Lit, PoC
Reading Challenge 2011,Reading the World 2011 // 14 Comments
I’ve always loved history classes. I was short of a knowledge geek in grade school
through college. While I wasn’t good in memorizing anything—dates, heroes, or wars—-
I enjoyed learning about things in the past. But history as an academic pursuit can be
burdensome, all that list of dates, national bird (Flower, tree, etc), and heroes of a
particular battle. It was tedious learning all of these things just to pass the class.
Luckily, my love for stories prevailed over my hate of memorization and I found myself
once again enamored by the humanity that lies in history.

All because of Ambeth Ocampo.

Could we possibly call him the rockstar of present day Filipino historians? I don’t know. A
friend introduced me to his books and since then I’ve become a fan. Dirty Dancing:
Looking Back 2, is his second collection of articles from his Philippine Daily Inquirer
column. I’ve never read his column, but I’m glad he decided to compile them into thin
tiny books.

The Dirty Dancing part of the title was taken from the first article in the book
on Mabini ‘s love of dancing. Yes, Ocampo muses over the details of our Philippine
Heroes’ love of dance and I think this is Ocampo’s gift. He looks at history not as mere
important dates and heroic acts. He looks at history as a group of stories that enable us
to relate to our heroes and hopefully appreciate more the people that fought for our
freedom.

Apolinario Mabini: The Sublime Paralytic

Ocampo’s second serving of Looking Back takes us through revolutionary Philippines

then to the Marcos Era. As the author gives us little details and facts of history, he is
never dull. He makes history digestible, interesting, and humorous. I like to refer to his
writing as history in the details. It goes beyond the heroic labels; it is about the
humanity in them whether it’s their terrible temper, their love lives, or their hobbies.

Looking Back doesn’t limit itself to historical/political figures. History after all is
everywhere and of Dirty Dancing, my favorite was Ocampo’s investigation of Filipino
names. And yes, some individuals were blessed (or cursed) with surnames that a
censorship committee might bleep at any point. Another amusing anecdote from the
book is on the Beatles’ visit to Manila. Ocampo mentions how the Beatles were invited
to perform privately for the first lady Imelda Marcos and how Imelda waited in vain. Ah
yes, another story we never get to hear in our History class.

I can’t help but think about Colin Firth’s film The King’s Speech. Many may be familiar
with the the royal family and Britain’s history during World War II, but few probably
know of the King’s struggle over stuttering. It’s this little detail that provides us insight
to the humanity of a King. It is these details that offer real stories beyond facts. Who
knows one of these days some Filipino film maker might pick up a little anecdote from
Ocampo’s books and make a film at par with the King’s Speech.
Dirty Dancing: Looking Back 2 makes history easy to digest and entertaining.
It doesn’t skimp on facts, but given Ocampo’s ability to tell a story it doesn’t bore.
Filipinos should give Ocampo’s books a chance and his Looking Back series isn’t a bad
way to start appreciating history.

History’s relevance is in the story that I think we take for granted when we study history
in school. We are stuck with the dates and titles and we expect that through rote
learning students will develop an appreciation of history, which we never do learn.
Ambeth Ocampo has made history relevant not only to his readers, but to his students.
It is said that Ocampo’s history class in Ateneo de Manila University is popular among
undergraduate students. It is often filled to the brim with other students hoping to take
his class as well. Imagine, a supposedly dreary class, filled with students. What a sight
that is. I have yet to verify this, but so far, those I know from Ateneo confirm this
legend. If you know this to be true (or false) do leave a comment.

Ambeth Ocampo is a multi-awarded Filipino Historian, academic,

journalist, and author. He is well known for his writings on Rizal (such as Rizal without
his overcoat) and his newspaper column. If you wish to be his fan and “like” him, here
is his facebook page .