Boy Scout Alumni Homecoming

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Program Flow
1st Part – Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
a. Processional
b. Eucharistic Celebration
c. Entrance of Colors (Transition to the short program)
d. Philippine National Anthem
e. Panunumpa sa Watawat ng Pilipinas
f. Welcome Remarks
g. Investiture: Putting of neckerchief
h. Recitation of Scout Oath and Law
i. Presentation of the Chaplain of the Letran Scouting Movement
j. Presentation of honorary membership to Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong
k. Acceptance Speech
l. Honoring our Scout Heroes
m. Closing Remarks
n. Closing Program
o. Transition to Scout Memorial Statue
2nd Part - Wreath Laying
a. Wreath Laying with taps and Benediction
b. Photo Op
3rd Part – Dinner/Fellowship
a. Blessing of the food
b. Message from Alumni Scouts
c. Creation of Letran Scouts Alumni Association
1ST PART – CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
THE COLEGIO CHAPEL
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C. ENTRANCE OF COLORS
HOST: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR THE ENTRANCE OF COLORS. WE
REMIND YOU TO REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE COLORS HAVE BEEN RETIRED,
FOLLOWING THE SINGING/PERFORMANCE OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM AND
PANUNUMPA SA WATAWAT NG PILIPINAS.
[ENTRANCE OF COLORS]
[PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM]
[PANUNUMPA SA WATAWAT NG PILIPINAS]
HOST: GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME HOME LETRAN KNIGHTS, WE ARE ALL
GATHERED HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE LIFE.
THE LIFE OF OUR FALLEN BROTHERS AND THE LIFE THAT WE BUILD TOGETHER
AS A BOY SCOUT OF LETRAN. MAY WE CALL ON ARCHITECT PENN D. BALUYUT TO GIVE US
A WARM WELCOME. LET’S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ARCHITECT PENN:
HOST: MARAMING SALAMAT, ARCHITECH FOR THAT WONDERFUL MESSAGE.
INVESTITURE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CEREMONIES IN BECOMING A FULL PLEDGE
BOY SCOUT, PERO PARA MAGING TUNAY NA BOY SCOUT MAY NAKA-AKIBAT ITO NA
RESPONSIBILIDAD SA KAPWA AT SA ATING BAYAN. IKA-NGA, DAPAT ANG BOY SCOUT
LAGING HANDA SA ANUMANG PAG SUBOK AT SITWASYON.
MAY WE CALL ON, MS. CATHERINE JOYCE LEDESMA, LEADER OF BOY SCOUT IN THE
COLEGIO TO REMIND US THE ESSENCE OF THE SCOUT LAW AND OATH.
MS. LEDESMA: [GIVE A SHORT MESSAGE AND DISCUSS THE ESSENSE OF SCOUT LAW
AND OATH]
HOST: THANK YOU MS. LEDESMA, MAY WE CALL ON HERE IN FRONT THE SENIOR BOY
SCOUTS TO RECEIVE THEIR NECKERCHIEF.
[CUE MUSIC]
(THE BOY SCOUTS OF LETRAN WILL GIVE THE NECKERCHIEF TO THE SENIOR BOY
SCOUTS, IN RETURN THE SENIOR BOY SCOUTS WILL GIVE A COIN TO THE SCOUTS AS
A SIGN OF PASSING THE TORCH, THE HOST WILL EXPLAIN THE ESSENCE OF THE
NECKERCHIEF WHIE THE SENIOR BOY SCOUTS ARE PUTTING ON THEIR
NECKERCHIEF)
HOST: THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT MAKES THE NECKERCHIEF PART OF ITS UNIFORM, IT
IS DESIGNED TO BE THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE AS A TRIANGULAR BANDAGE FOR FIRST
AID.
HOST: ANG NECKERCHIEF NA ITO AY SIMBOLO NA ANG BOY SCOUT AY LAGING HANDANG
TUMULONG SA ANO AT KANINO MAN NA NANGANGAILANGAN.
HOST: ANG BOY SCOUT COIN NAMAN NA ITO AY SIMBOLO NG PAGPAPASA NG ADHIKAIN
AT RESPONSIBILIDAD NG ATING MGA SENIOR SCOUTS NA GAGAMPANAN NG ATING MGA
KASALUKUYANG BOY SCOUT SA COLEGIO.
HOST: MAY WE CALL ON ACHITECH BASIL VALDES TO LEAD THE RECITATION OF THE
SCOUT OATH AND LAW.
ACHITECH BASIL VALDES: [SCOUT OATH AND LAW]
HOST: THANK YOU, ARCHITECH VALDES. TO PRESENT THE CHAPLAIN OF THE LETRAN
SCOUTING MOVEMENT, MAY WE CALL OUR RECTOR AND PRESIDENT, REV. FR. CLARENCE
VICTOR C. MARQUEZ, O.P LET’S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[CUE MUSIC]
REV. FR. CLARENCE VICTOR C. MARQUEZ: [FR. WILL INTRODUCE FR. LOVELL]
[CUE MUSIC]
HOST: THANK YOU FR. CLARENCE AND CONGRATULATIONS FR. LOVELL.
HOST: TO AWARD CERTIFICATE OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP, WE WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST THE PRESENCE ON STAGE OF MR. BONG YAPJUANGCO TOGETHER WITH OUR
RECTOR AND PRESIDENT, REV. FR. CLARENCE VICTOR C. MARQUEZ, O.P.
REV. FR. CLARENCE VICTOR C. MARQUEZ: [FR. WILL INTRODUCE DR. HENRY LIM BON
LIONG AS AN HONORARY MEMBER, MR. BONG WILL ASSIST IN HANDING THE
CERTIFICATE]
HOST: MAY WE CALL ON DR. HENRY LIM BON LIONG FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
DR. HENRY LIM BON LIONG: [ACCEPTANCE SPEECH]
HOST: THANK YOU FR. CLARENCE AND MR. YAPJUANGCO, ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO
DR. HENRY LIM BON LIONG.
HOST: IT IS AN IMPORTANT DAY WHEN WE GATHER TOGETHER TO HONOR A LIFE. TIME
STANDS STILL FOR JUST A MOMENT AS WE STAND HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
SOMEONE HAS TOUCHED OUR LIVES, HAS LEFT AN IMPRINT ON OUR HEARTS AND THAT
OUR SOULS ARE ETERNALLY CHANGED. AIR SCOUT OBSERVER RAMON ALBANO, SENIOR
SCOUT PATH FINDER HENRY CHUATOCO AND STAR SCOUT WILFREDO SANTIAGO LEFT
THIS LIFE. BUT THEIR SPIRIT AND THEIR LIVING MADE A DIFFERENCE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO AS LONG AS EACH OF US REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR HEARTS.
HOST: MAY WE CALL ON MR. RAFFY ABAD SANTOS GALVEZ TO READ THE NAMES OF OUR
HONORABLE 24 FALLEN SCOUTS.
HOST: THANK YOU MR. GALVEZ, MAY WE CALL ON MR. JERMIE JOSE TRASGA, COUNCIL
SCOUT EXECUTIVE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MR. ART TUASON, PRESIDENT OF THE 11TH
WORLD JAMBOREE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. AND BROTHER OF SCOUT HERO
ASCARIO TUASON JR. TO GIVE A MESSAGE TO THE LETRAN SCOUT AND TO HONOR OUR
FALLEN BROTHERS.
JERMIE TRASGA: [SPEECH]
MR. ART TUASON: [SPEECH]
HOST: THANK YOU SIR TRASGA AND MR. TUASON.
HOST: THIS IS A SACRED AND SPECIAL MOMENT WHERE WE CAN LET SADNESS SHOW,
AND LET LAUGHTER HEAL, WHERE WE CAN SHARE STORIES AND BEGIN THE JOURNEY OF
TURNING THOSE STORIES INTO MEMORIES. WE’LL HEAR THE MUSIC OF THEIR HEARTS
AND SEE THE SNAPSHOTS OF THEIR TIME ON EARTH.
HOST: TO END OUR PROGRAM, MAY WE CALL ON FR. PAUL LOVELL G. JAVIER, CHAPLAIN
OF THE LETRAN SCOUTING MOVEMENT.
FR. PAUL LOVELL JAVIER: [CLOSING REMARKS]
HOST: THANK YOU FR. JAVIER, LET US ALL RISE FOR THE BOY SCOUT SONG, ON MY HONOR
TO BE FOLLOWED BY HIMNO DEL COLEGIO DE LETRAN.
[MUSIC IN: BOY SCOUT SONG, ON MY HONOR]
[LETRAN HYMN]
HOST: PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE EXIT OF COLORS TO LEAD US FOR THE
FORMAL MARCH TOWARDS THE SCOUT MEMORIAL STATUE.
[EXIT OF COLORS]
TRANSITION TO THE SCOUT MEMORIAL STATUE TO BE LED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF
LETRAN.