Sctr. GERRY MONTEZA, ALT

Circle Manager – Ahon Rover Circle #39                                 2022 - present

Executive Board member - BSP Laguna Council                    2000-2006; 2007-present

Chairman – Laguna Council Advancement Committee           2002-present

Assistant Treasurer – BSP Laguna Council                             2018 – present

Committee on Awards – BSP Laguna Council                        2018 – present

Member – Laguna Council Personnel Committee                   2018 - present

Resource Person – BSP National Program Task Group          2017-2018

International Scout Brotherhood - SAHK                                2015 – Lifetime Membership

Board member – Laguna Council                                               2006

Municipal Chairman – Nagcarlan                                               1994-2010              

Association of Top Achiever Scouts –ATAS APR                   Lifetime Membership

Eagle Scout Awardee (Scout Citizen Award conversion)   September 2008

Gold USA Meritorious Service Awardee                                 May 2018

Silver USA Meritorious Service Awardee                                May 2014

Bronze USA Meritorious Service Awardee                              May 2011

Gold Medal of Merit Awardee                                                   October 2008

Silver Medal of Merit Awardee                                                  October 2005                                    

Bronze Medal of Merit Awardee                                                October 2002

Scout Citizen Awardee                                                                March 1979

Ave Maria Cross Awardee                                                            October 1979

 

Significant Works & Contributions

• Laguna Council Camp Anibong Profile
• Promotional Video - Laguna Council Camp Anibong
• Laguna Council Camp Code of Conduct
• Revitalized Survival Hike Program for Senior Scout Advancement
• Survival Hiking Routes for Advancement
• Contingent Head - 10th BSP National Rover Moot, Aklan
• BSP National Survival Camp Program Presentation
• One Million Peso GIAP (Grant-in-Aid Program) Claim and Allocation for Laguna Council
• Obstacle Course Design Proposal for Laguna Council
• Benefit Claims for Laguna Council retiring employees 
• "Balitaw ng Eagle Skawts" Reflection of Eagle Scouts 
• Salary Increase and Unpaid Salaries during pandemic
• Criteria and Procedures in the search for new BSP Laguna Council Scout Executive

 

Experiences in other field

Member-Nagcarlan Comprehensive Land Use Planning      2015 - present

Member-Nagcarlan Forest Land Use Planning                      2015 - present

Member –Nagcarlan  Municipal Tourism Committee            2014 – 2022

Boardmember – Nagcarlan Solidwaste Mngt Board              2013 - 2022

Lead Convenor – Ana Kalang’s Hikers of Nature                  2012-present

Municipal Administrator – Nagcarlan                                       1995-1998

Board member - Protected Area Mngt board for

Mt. Banahaw & San Cristobal Natural Parks                          1995-2000

 

Memcom – Mountaneering Federation of the Phils.              2004

VP Pxternal Affairs - Philippine Jaycees, Inc.                         1990

Knights of Columbus

Adoracion Nocturna

Bantay Krimen – Nagcarlan

Red Cross Youth – Nagcarlan

 

Proponent/Coordinator of Adventure Sports Tourism Programs:

Destination “Kasumuran” -  Sitio Kakati, Brg Apasan, Sampaloc, Quezon, September 2017

Nagcarlan Mountain Festival - April 2016

“8 Peaks Nagcarlan”- May 2016

Road Trip: Alibijaban – San Andres, Quezon, February 2016

AHON Tayo sa Nagcarlan, 2012 – present

Introduction to Rock Climbing, Mt. Makiling, Laguna, 2007 – 2015

Basic Rappelling with Knot Tying, Mt. Makiling, Laguna,   2006-2016

“Kalinga sa Dumagat at Kalikasan” – Sitio Ilas, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, September 2004

“Pinatubo Commission” – San Marcelino Adventure Trail, 2005

“Tuklas Kalikasan at Kultura” Kick-Off Climb – Sitio Damlan, San Teodoro, Or. Mindoro, March 2005

 “Mt. San Cristobal Northern Trail”- Rizal, Laguna-Dolores, Quezon Traverse, 2006

“Akyat-Aklat” – Sitio Bankong Kahoy, Brgy. Kinabuhayan, Dolores, Quezon, June 2007

“The Road to Tayak” An Annual Event, December 2004-2009

 

Event Manager/Director

Nagcarlan Adventure Loop: 2008-present

Lakad-Takbo para sa Kalusugan at Kalikasan, 2017

SMAN Color Fun Run , 2017

Nagcarlan Mountain Festival, 2016

Anakalang Festival Run , 2015

AHON 6K Trail Run , 2014

Trad Comrades Basic Rappelling and SRT, 2013

“2 Peaks & a Lake” Mt. Nagcarlan-Mt. Mabilog.-Lake Yambo Adventure Program

Evelia’s Peak – Mt. Atimla trails

Lake Yambo Mountain Biking Challenge Trail Project

Nagcarlan Historical Day Hike

“From Dust till Dawg” Biking Experience

Talahibing River Tubing

Rock Climb & Rappel Activities

Team Building Facilitator               –             Prime Orienteer

                                                                        RC Adventures

            AHON of Nagcarlan

Program Planner & Route Setter – Lakbay Kalikasan South Programs  

My 2016 Election Speech 

I am Gerry Monteza of Nagcarlan. I am an entrepreneur and an outdoorsman. Whenever I can I organize hikes, climbs even tours, I facilitate teambuilding activities my favorite of which are high ropes courses and rappelling activities. I started my romance in Scouting 1975.  I was one of the first recipients of Scout Citizen Award and Ave Maria Cross Award in 1979.  I was the youngest awardee then. I was only in my 2^nd year highschool. I became the Assistant Scoutmaster of our school, leading the school scouting program.  I was exempted from taking CAT or the Citizen Army Training.

When I entered college, I also did not take ROTC and still sticked with Scouting.  I was a Boy Leader of the Laguna Council serving practically all its scouting activities.  That was during the time of Sctr. Pepito Carpio.

I had a brief lay over after my college graduation. Inayos ko po muna ang career ko until 1995 I was reunited with Scouting when I became the Municipal Administrator of our Town. Subsequently, ako din po ang naging Chairman ng Municipal Scouting Committee of Nagcarlan. Sa pagbalik ko sa aking mother Council, hindi na po ako isang scout kundi isa nang scouter.  Year 2000 I was elected as one of the Executive Board Members and from then on hanggang sa ksalukuyan ay naglilingkod sa Laguna Council. I am handling the infamous Advancement Committee and have worked with Joseph Tan, Rexon Arevalo, Anrdew Cano and presently with Christian Duma.

My committee is one of the busiest committee a scouting council may have if not the busiest committee.  Ang Advancement committee ang may pinakamaraming report sa tuwing may Board meeting. At ikinararangal ko pong ipagmalaki na ang committee din ng Advancement ang isa sa mga batayan para mabigyan karangalan at kilalanin ng National Scouting Organization sa kanyang mga accomlishments.  Year 2009, nakuha natin ang Spencer Llorelard grandslam award at itoy poy ipinagmamalaki ng ating Council at syempre naman pati ng inyong lingkod.  Taon taon, tayo po ay nakatatanggap ng award either sa Membership, Administration at syempre sa Advancement ulit.

When Laguna Council finally bought the Anibong Campsite in Pagsanjan, Pinamunuan ko po ang special committee na gumawa ng Camp Code of Conduct para sa Campsite. Ginawa ko din po ang profile ng ating campsite pati na rin ang promotional video nito. Ako rin po ang hinilingan ng Board na gumawa ng disenyo ng Obstacle Course. Hindi man po nasunod lahat ng nais kong courses ay napakinabangan naman ng mga batang Scouts hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Salamat po sa Sponsor nito…ang Honda Philippines. Ang inyo din pong lingkod ang sumusog ng mga hiking trails sa mga burol at kabundukan malapit sa Anibong campsite. Mula easy1-hour hanggang challenging 3 days-2 nights hike ay meron tayo complete with technical information.  

Sa kasalukuyan po ay may panibagong proyekto akong nasimulan at pinapangarap na matapos at  maisakatuparan.  Ito po ang Rappeling, bouldering at wall climbing station para sa ating mga scouts. Mula pa noong taong 2014 ay sinimulan nang likumin ang mga kagamitan sa tuwing magkakaroon ng oportunidad na humingi sa mga potential sponsors at kumpanyang magmamagandang loob. Finally, meron na po tayong mga kagamitan ang kulang na lamang ay pasilidad. Ang teknolohiya po ay ako na lamang ang magaambag.

Ang mga innovations po para sa mga Advancement program ay hindi natatapos. Ako po ay naniniwala na kailangan maging relative ang programa sa nagbabagong panahon. Kung kaya hindi po ako tumitigil sa pagsasaliksik at pagpepresenta  at pagsasagawa ng mga angkop ng programang magpapanatili sa ating scouts na masigla, masaya, at kapakipakinabang sa larangan ng Scouting. Bukod sa paghahanda sa ating mga bata upang maging mabuting mamamayan, kailangan po nila ng lifeskills na tanging sa outdoor setting lamang natututunan at napapagyaman.

Come January 13-16 ako po kasama ng mga scouts at Leaders ng Casa del Nino Higschool ay lilipad patungo sa Hong Kong para sa isang International Scouting Activity.  Ito po ay isang bagong programang pinangunahan ko upang magkaroon ng strong ties ang ating mga scouts sa mga scouts ng mga karatig bansa.  Dito lalong maiintindihan at mararanasan ng ating mga batang scouts  ang tunay na concepto World brotherhood.  Dito rin natin malalaman kung gaano ang ating kaalaman at kakayahan kumpara sa mga scouts ng ibang bansa.

I have been in the Scouting movement for so long ngunit sing taas pa din ng langit ang aking mga pagarap para sa Laguna. Ang mga karangalan pong nakadikit sa aking uniporme ang aking inspirasyon upang tumulong pa at manatiling masigla ang Scouting sa ating Lalawigan. Sa darating na buwan possible ko na pong makuha ang karangalang kukumpleto sa hanay ng karangalan na nasa sa aking dibdib. Sana po…sa tulong ninyo…sa mga boto na ipagkakaloob po ninyo sa akin. Sa pagtranggap ko ng karangalang iyon ay manatili pa rin akong Executive Board Member upang sa gayon masigla ko pang magagampanan ang tungkulin at madugtungan pa ang mga pangarap ko para sa Scouting ng Laguna.

Muli po Gerry Monteza unahin nyo na sa inyong balota.