HISTORY OF MASONIC DISTRICT NCR-G

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1 HISTORY OF MASONIC DISTRICT NCR-G

2 ABOUT LODGE HISTORY The 13 Lodges presently comprising District NCR-G. BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27 MUOG LODGE NO. 89 KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150 JACOBO ZOBEL MEMORIAL LODGE MO. 202 PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282 KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286 GEN. ARTEMIO RICARTE LODGE NO. 322 PALANYAG LODGE NO. 323 LAS PIŇAS LODGE NO. 332 WENCESLAO TRINIDAD LODGE NO. 365 HADJI BUTU RASUL MEM LODGE NO. 393 MUNTINLUPA CITY LODGE NO. 414 TAGUIG LODGE U.D.

3 As early as 1932, the Lodges working in the Rizal Province, numbering only three(3) at that time, began meeting as a group in annual reunion of the members although the lodges were not considered as a Masonic District. Shortly after the end of World war II in 1945, with the expansion of the Grand Jurisdiction by the increase in numbers of Lodges, and with the difficulty of travel by the increasing numbers of Lodges, the need for the subdivision of the entire Jurisdiction into Masonic Districts for purpose of better administration and control wa keenly felt. Consequently during the annual communication of the Grand Lodge in January 1952, then Grand master Cenon S. Cervantes, recommended the division of the Grand jurisdiction into seven(7) districts to be headed by a Deputy appointed by the Grand Master and with proposed designation of Grand Master s Deputy.

4 As recommended by GM Cervantes, the proposed Districts were designed by Region rather than by numbers, with all the Lodges in a particular Region comprising the District, thus Northern Luzon District was composed of the Lodges situated in the various Provinces of Northern Luzon, etc. This proposal was approved and thus began the division of the Jurisdiction into District units. The Lodges working in Rizal Province and those located in what is now known as Metro manila did not fail under any specific district as those Lodges were then directly administered by the Grand Lodge. During the succeeding years 1953 to 1958, the subdivision of the Grand Jurisdiction was continued, with appropriate ammendment to our masonic Law Book were approved by the Grand Lodge, providing for the specific functions and duties of the Grand Master s Deputies.

5 It was during the Annual communication of 1958 presided by MW Vicente Orosa that the designation of the Grand Master s Deputy was changed to District Deputy Grand Master with the title Very Worshipful. In 1959, MW Howard Hick as Grand Master, he introduced a change in the subdivision of the Grand Jurisdiction by districts, from regions to apecific numbered districts. Thus in 1959, the Grand Jurisdiction of the Philippines was divided for the first time into numbered districts totaling twenty two (22) districts. District NO. 9 was composed of the Lodges working in the Province of Rizal and those in Quezon City, then numbering seven(7) lodges. The Grand Lodge during the Annual Communication of 1983, approved the position of District Grand Lecturers for each Masonic District with the title of Very Worshipful.

6 In 1989, when the Lodges in Masonic District No. 9 grew to 15 Lodges, VW Raul A. Laman, then Master of Jacobo Zobel Y Zangroniz Memorial Lodge No. 202, presented a Resolution dividing Masonic District No. 9 into two(2) Districts. On April 29, 1989 MW Juan C. Nabong, the Grand Master, issued Edict No. 79-Structuring and Dividing the Jurisdictional Governance of Masonic District No. 9 into separate Districts designating them District 9-A and District 9-B, composed of: Muog Lodge No. 89 King Solomon Lodge No. 150 Jacobo Zobel Y Zangroniz Mem Lodge No. 202 Pagkakaisa Lodge No. 282 Kagitingan Lodge No. 286

7 On April 7, 1994, the MW Rizal D. Aportadera issued Edict No. 16, whereby Batong Buhay Lodge No. 27 was excluded from Masonic District No. 1-B, later known to be Masonic District 13. In the succeeding years saw the birth of the new Lodges namely: GEN. ARTEMIO RICARTE LODGE NO. 322 PALANYAG LODGE NO. 323 LAS PIŇAS LODGE NO. 332 WENCESLAO TRINIDAD LODGE NO. 365 HADJI BUTU RASUL MEMORIAL LODGE NO. 393 *MUNTINLUPA CITY LODGE NO. 414 * During the 99th ANCOM 2015 held at Legazpi City, Muntinlupa City Lodge was granted its Charter and Number.

8 KNOW YOUR PAST DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS MD NCR-G

9 GRAND MASTER 1989 MW JUAN C. NABONG, JR.

10 DDGM ST DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF MD NCR-G VW FRANCISCO B. IBAY HIGH TWELVE LODGE NO. 82

11 GRAND MASTER 1990 MW JOHN L. CHUA

12 DDGM VW RAUL A. LAMAN JACOBO ZOBEL MEM LODGE NO. 202

13 GRAND MASTER 1991 MW JOSE REYES GUERERRO

14 DDGM VW RAUL A. LAMAN JACOBO ZOBEL MEM LODGE NO. 202

15 GRAND MASTER 1992 MW AGUSTIN V. MATEO

16 DDGM VW MELCHOR C. LORETO KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

17 GRAND MASTER 1993 MW RIZAL D. APORTADERA

18 DDGM VW LUIS B. REYES + MUOG LODGE NO. 89

19 GRAND MASTER 1994 MW PABLO C. KO, JR.

20 DDGM VW PETER T. ARAGON MUOG LODGE NO. 89

21 GRAND MASTER 1995 MW DANILO D. ANGELES

22 DDGM VW GREGORIO M. CAMILING PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

23 GRAND MASTER 1996 MW JOSE PERCIVAL L. ADIONG

24 DDGM VW ROBERTO Q. PAGOTAN PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

25 GRAND MASTER 1997 MW LEON ANGEL P. BAŇEZ, JR.

26 DDGM VW HERNANI B. LOPEZ KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

27 GRAND MASTER 1998 MW ENRIQUE L. LOCSIN

28 DDGM VW RICARDO T. MISA BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

29 DDGM VW JOHN B. LLAMAS BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

30 GRAND MASTER 1999 MW FRANKLIN J. DEMONTEVERDE

31 DDGM VW ENRIQUE L. FLORES, JR. KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

32 GRAND MASTER 2000 MW OSCAR V. BUNYI

33 DDGM VW JUANITO B. VAŇO, JR KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

34 GRAND MASTER 2001 MW NAPOLEON A. SORIANO

35 DDGM VW ISIDRO P. BANARIA PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

36 GRAND MASTER 2002 MW EUGENIO S. LABITORIA

37 VW RICARDO C. MARQUEZ KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286 DDGM

38 GRAND MASTER 2003 MW RICARDO P. GALVEZ

39 DDGM VW HOMOBONO C. PIQUE PALANYAG LODGE NO. 323

40 GRAND MASTER 2004 MW ROBERTO Q. PAGOTAN

41 DDGM VW ANTONIO C. SANTOS GEN ARTEMIO RICARTE LODGE NO. 322

42 DDGM VW GODOFREDO C. DE GUZMAN JACOBO ZOBEL MEM LODGE NO. 202

43 GRAND MASTER 2005 MW HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, JR.

44 DDGM VW DENNIS J. PEŇA KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

45 GRAND MASTER 2006 MW ROMEO A. YU

46 DDGM VW DANILO C. DATU, SR. KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

47 GRAND MASTER 2007 MW JAIME Y. GONZALES

48 DDGM VW ANTONIO M. SAN LUIS, JR BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

49 GRAND MASTER 2008 MW PACIFICO B. ANIAG

50 DDGM VW HORACIO S. GONZALEZ JACOBO ZOBEL LODGE NO. 202

51 GRAND MASTER 2009 MW PETER U. LIM LO SUY

52 DDGM VW SIM CANONERO LAS PINAS LODGE NO. 332

53 GRAND MASTER 2010 MW AVELINO I. RAZON, JR.

54 DDGM VW SIXTO S. ESQUIVIAS IV KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

55 GRAND MASTER 2011 MW JUANITO P. ABERGAS

56 DDGM VW EDUARDO S. ALCARAZ BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

57 GRAND MASTER 2012 MW SANTIAGO T. GABIONZA, JR.

58 DDGM VW OLIVER V. YABUT KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

59 GRAND MASTER 2013 MW JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR.

60 DDGM VW ELSON T. TAYKO KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

61 GRAND MASTER 2014 MW ALAN LA MADRID PURISIMA

62 DDGM VW MANUEL LUIS P. IDQUIVAL KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286 PROFESSION: BUSINESSMAN

63 GRAND MASTER 2015 MW TOMAS G. RENTOY III

64 DDGM VW BERNARDO F. BONDOC LAS PINAS LODGE NO. 332 PILAR LODGE NO. 15

66 DDGM & THE DISTRICT GRAND LECTURERS

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