05/04/2026
๐๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐.
Some leaders make history on the battlefield. Some make it in the everyday choices that shape others. For Vicente P. Lim, both were true. He helped lay the foundation of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, standing with Manuel L. Quezon, Carlos P. Romulo, and Jorge B. Vargas to charter the BSP on October 31, 1936. The mission was simple: train young Filipinos to lead with discipline, courage, and integrity.
He lived what he taught. As Brigadier General of the 41st Infantry Division during the Battle of Bataan, he led with strategy and courage. After the fall of the Philippines, he joined the resistance until his capture and ex*****on.
His name lives on in the Philippine one thousand peso bill, in the history of a nation, and in every Scout shaped by his example.
As we mark his 138th birth anniversary, we celebrate how courage, discipline, and resilienceโthe values he lived in battleโcontinue to guide Scouts in every challenge.