10-YEAR OLD JOSE ANTONIO L. DELGADO (Anton), the youngest in the line of Delgado men and women who are passionately involved in the Scouting Movement, has finally taken the step that would officially initiate him to a lifelong of adventure, idealism, and service.  In a solemn investiture ceremony held at the Coogenick Youth Camp in Taysan, Batangas on January 17, 2009, Anton was formally invested together with four other young Scouts to the Delbros ACD Scout Troop 24.

The Delbros ACD Scout Troop 24 traces its root all the way back to the late Ambassador Antonio C. Delgado.  Troop 24 was the late Ambassador’s troop that went to the Godolo, Hungary World Jamboree in 1933.

The late ambassador is the first in the now three generations of Delgados who are deeply and passionately involved in the Scouting Movement. The late ambassador also happened to be the first Filipino to serve as Chairman of the World Scout Committee from 1971 to 1972

Today, Delbros ACD Scout Troop 24 is attached with the Manila Council of the BSP.

The January 17 investiture was officiated by veteran Scout Leaders Jermie Trasga and Hector Igarta. Scouters Trasga and Igarta were assisted by newly appointed Scout Leaders of Delbros ACD Troop 24, Bong Saculles, Sherwin De Jesus and Bryant Leano.

Jose Eduardo C. Delgado, Anton’s father and current institutional head of Delbros ACD Scout Troop 24, was present to witness Anton’s investiture.

The three other young Scouts invested on Jan 17,2009, are as follows:

• Jhoana Cris Manalo (Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Manalo)
• John Michael and Ma. Criselda Cortavista  (Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Elizalde Cortavista)
• Bernadette Leano  (Parents: Mr. and Mrs. bryant leano)

Scouter Efren Edgard P. Dieta, Camp Manager of the Coogenick Youth Camp graced the investiture ceremony as the special guest speaker.

Anton Delgado’s investiture marks a major milestone in the history of the Scouting Movement in the Philippines.  He is the latest addition in the still unbroken line of extremely committed and high-achieving family of Scouts.

Immediately following on the footsteps of the late ambassador was Jose Antonio C. Delgado who lost his life in a plane crash over the Indian ocean en route to the 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece.  Brothers Jose Roberto C. Delgado and Jose Eduardo C. Delgado  (Ed), Anton’s father, carried on the Family’s Scouting torch.  To this day Ed is deeply involved in many pioneering Scouting projects being a member of the BSP National Executive Board and chairman of the BSP ICT Committee.  Jose Paolo C. Delgado (Paolo), eldest son of Ed, is himself an accomplished Scout.  An Eagle Scout, Paolo, is also involved in several NGOs that espouse and promote Youth-oriented advocacies.  With Anton in the Delbros ACD Scout Troop 24 is her older sister Camile L. Delgado, who is also very active Scout.

NELIE DELGADO, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DELBROS Incorporated, made a rare public appearance on January 10, 2009 to join her son and grandchildren in a tree planting event across the famous Walled City of Intramuros.

Now 89 years old, Ms. Delgado gamely helped grandchildren Clarissa, Camille and Anton in planting some of the 550 Fire Trees planted that day.  More than 400 volunteers joined the event, led by the 300-plus Boy Scout contingent.

Jose Eduardo C. Delgado and Jose Paolo L. Delgado, son and grandson of Ms. Delgado, respectively, were both key proponents of the January 10 tree planting event.  Father and son Delgado are both active Boy Scouts, the elder Delgado being a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and the person behind the Boy Scout’s “Go Green! Go for the Real Thing!” program.  Paolo Delgado, on the other hand, is an Eagle Scout, the highest rank a Boy Scout can reach as a youth Scout.  Ed Delgado is presently the President and CEO of Delbros Incorporated while Paolo Delgado is a member of the Delbros Board.  Paolo Delgado is also a member of both the Rotary Club of Makati West and the Project Oikos, two NGOs that were also key proponents of the Intramuros Tree Planting.

Nelie Delgado is wife to the late Ambassador Antonio C. Delgado (1917-1992) and mother of Jose Antonio Delgado, one of the Filipino Scouts who perished in a plane crash en route to the 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece in 1963.  Ms. Delgado took the reins as Chairman of the Board of Delbros Incorporated when Ambassador Delgado passed away in 1992.  Delbros was formed by the late ambassador in 1946 and incorporated in 1949.  It is the pioneer in the local logistics industry, having introduced several firsts that are now industry standards.

JOSE PAOLO DELGADO (JPD), Board Member of Delbros Incorporated (DELBROS) and President of the BHI Group of Companies, led a contingent from DELBROS, Delbros Waterfront Leasing Co., Inc. (DELWATER), and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in joining more than 400 volunteers who planted a total of 550 trees across the famed Walled City of Intramuros on January 10, 2009.

Two senior managers of DELWATER, Ray Narvaez and Gig Hagad, also took part in the event.

The Intramuros tree-planting is a joint undertaking between the Rotary Club of Makati West, the Intramuros Administration, and Lifestyle Asia Magazine.  DELBROS and DELWATER sent volunteers and donated trees for this event.

The volunteers who participated in the tree-planting event included Boy Scouts, businessmen, generals, school teachers, and students.

BSP sent the biggest contingent of about 370 volunteers.  The January 10 tree planting event is in line with the “Go Green! Go for the Real Thing!” project of BSP and Coca-Cola.

The main proponents of the Intramuros Tree Planting Event were:  Mayor Alfredo Lim,  City Mayor of Manila;  Bobby Lim, President of The Rotary Club of Makati West; Anna Sobrepena, Editor in Chief of Lifestyle Asia Magazine; Bambi Harper, Director of The Intramuros Administration; Jose Paolo Delgado, Boy Scouts of The Philippines and DELBROS; Paolo Conconi, Project Oikos.

A Boy Scout and a Member of Rotary Club of Makati West, JPD has been asked to be part of the Project Oikos creative team.  Project Oikos is comprised of entrepreneurs that focus on environmental projects in south east asia.

More Photos:

Related Stories:

• Walled City Goes Green with Scouts
• Scouts join re-greening of Intramuros through “Go Green”

This article is also posted on www.delwater.com.

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THE FOLLOWING video clips were grabbed from said StoryLine segment entitled “Scout’s Honor” which was first aired on December 12, 1008.

The segment is divided into five parts, posted herewith in their proper order.

Teresa, Rizal – The husband and wife team of Jose Eduardo C. Delgado (JED) and Margarita L. Delgado (MLD), President and Vice President of Delbros, Inc., respectively, joined volunteer employees of Coca-Cola Philippines in the Boy Scout of the Philippines-led “Go Green, Go for the Real Thing” tree planting activity conducted in this town on June 9, 2008.

The Teresa activity is the very first tree planting activity to be conducted under “Go Green, Go for the Real Thing,” a landmark environmental preservation project of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in partnership with Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola Philippines is also the project’s primary sponsor.

The tree saplings used in the Teresa Tree Planting activity are a product of the first Tree Nursery built under the “Go Green, Go for the Real Thing” project about half a year ago.

JED, then the BSP National Program Commissioner, and JB Baylon, Vice President and Director of Public Affairs & Communication of Coca-Cola Philippines, came up with the idea more than a year ago. JED then mobilized the resources of the BSP National Program Division in developing the project concept which eventually came into fruition.

Three of the four Delgado children — Clarissa (22), Camille (14), and Anton (10) — gamely joined JED and MLD in the tree planting activity.

The Delgados behind Delbros are known for their long and colorful history of very active involvement in the Scouting movement. The late Ambassador Antonio Delgado, JED’s father, was the very first Filipino to serve as Chairman of the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scouting Movement (1971 to 1973). One of JED’s brothers, Jose Antonio, was among the 24 Filipino Boy Scouts who perished in a plane crash en route to the 11th Jamboree in Greece on July 8, 1963.   Jose Paolo Delgado (27), the eldest of the Delgado children and a Director in Delbros, Inc., is an Eagle Scout.  He and JED both attended the World Scout Jamboree in July 2007.

Aside from Scouting, the Delgados of Delbros are also very deeply involved in other youth-oriented advocacies. MLD, for instance, is the founder and President of Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, a pioneering NGO committed and dedicated to promoting the love and habit of reading in Filipino children.

Related Link(s):

“Go Green” News:  Coca-Cola volunteers plant trees in Teresa, Rizal

“Go Green” Photo Gallery:  Teresa, Rizal Tree Planting; June 9, 2008

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