OF THE PHILIPPINES ON THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER
OF EAGLE SCOUTS IN THE PROVINCE
OF COTABATO
ABSTRACT
For over seven decades now, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines has continually produced a special breed of boys known in the Scouting Movement as the Eagle Scouts. They are the Scouts who have gone through the ladder of the advancement program which focuses on character development and citizenship training for them to become useful, peace-loving and productive citizens of the country. In the light of the negative image of the Philippines today, one may find hope in the Eagle Scouts as a catalyst of change towards a better nation. This forms part of the objectives of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines which aim to the proper upbringing of the country’s youth, a service which the Philippines urgently needs, to wiggle out its dubious reputation as one of the most corrupt in the world. This study hoped to look into the lives of Eagle Scouts in the Province of Cotabato and find out how they put into practice in their professional career whatever skills and training they obtained from the advancement program of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
Statement of the Problem 1. What is the professional career profile of Eagle Scouts in the Province of Cotabato? 2. What is the level of impact of the advancement program of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines on the professional career of Eagle Scouts in the Province of Cotabato when analyzed in the leadership, intrapersonal, interpersonal, socio-economic, and spiritual aspects? 3. Are there significant differences in the level of impact of the advancement program of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines when analyzed according to the professional career of Eagle Scouts in the Province of Cotabato? 4. Are there significant relationships in the level of impact of the advancement program of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines when