LIGAO CITY --- The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) Mayon (Albay) Council will hold its provincial jamboree in Sitio Kawa- Kawa, Barangay Tuburan, this, city on Jan. 23-27, 2010.

        Bienvenido Canlapan, council scout executive, said in a telephone interview that the provincial jamboree was first scheduled at the Manito Boiling Lake area last Oct. 14-18 but was cancelled due to bad weather.

        He said that some 3,000 Boy Scouts and their officials will be attending the provincial jamboree. Only Boy Scouts between 7 to 17 years old will be allowed to participate, Canlapan said.

        Former Albay Gov. Fernando Gonzalez of Ligao City has been elected BSP Mayon (Albay) Council chairman. He replaced Jose Bonto, administrative officer of the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office, as council chairman.

        According to Canlapan, Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda will be the guest speaker during the opening ceremonies at 3 p.m. on Jan. 24.

        Preparation of the jamboree site is being undertaken by the Provincial Engineer's Office (PEO) headed by Engr. Dante Baclao and the Ligao City Engineer's Office.

        The Albay Electric Cooperative Inc. (Aleco) and the Ligao City Water District are also busy installing electrical and water connections to the camp site.

        Canlapan revealed that it is back to basics for the Boy Scouts in the upcoming jamboree. This means that Boy Scouts will be discouraged from carrying their folding beds, electric fans or their electric or LPG stoves. Instead, they will be taught jungle survival techniques like lighting fire through friction or cooking rice in a bamboo tube.

        Sitio Kawa-Kawa is accessible by motorized vehicles and is only 1.5 kilometers from the poblacion or city center.