HISTORY OF

MASONIC DISTRICT

NCR-G

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.

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”.

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.

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”.

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

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.

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DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS

MD NCR-G

GRAND MASTER 1989

MW JUAN C. NABONG, JR.

DDGM 1989 -1990

1ST DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF MD NCR-G

VW FRANCISCO B. IBAY

HIGH TWELVE LODGE NO. 82

GRAND MASTER 1990

MW JOHN L. CHUA

DDGM 1990 – 1991

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

GRAND MASTER 1991

MW JOSE REYES GUERERRO

DDGM 1991 – 1992

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

GRAND MASTER 1992

MW AGUSTIN V. MATEO

DDGM 1992 – 1993

VW MELCHOR C. LORETO KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

GRAND MASTER 1993

MW RIZAL D. APORTADERA

DDGM 1993 – 1994

VW LUIS B. REYES + MUOG LODGE NO. 89

GRAND MASTER 1994

MW PABLO C. KO, JR.

DDGM 1994 – 1995

VW PETER T. ARAGON MUOG LODGE NO. 89

GRAND MASTER 1995

MW DANILO D. ANGELES

DDGM 1995 – 1996

VW GREGORIO M. CAMILING PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

GRAND MASTER 1996

MW JOSE PERCIVAL L. ADIONG

DDGM 1996 – 1997

VW ROBERTO Q. PAGOTAN PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

GRAND MASTER 1997

MW LEON ANGEL P. BAŇEZ, JR.

DDGM 1997 – 1998

VW HERNANI B. LOPEZ KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

GRAND MASTER 1998

MW ENRIQUE L. LOCSIN

DDGM 1998 - 1999

VW RICARDO T. MISA BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

DDGM 1998 – 1999

VW JOHN B. LLAMAS BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

GRAND MASTER 1999

MW FRANKLIN J. DEMONTEVERDE

DDGM 1999 – 2000

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

GRAND MASTER 2000

MW OSCAR V. BUNYI

DDGM 2000 – 2001

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

GRAND MASTER 2001

MW NAPOLEON A. SORIANO

DDGM 2001 – 2002

VW ISIDRO P. BANARIA PAGKAKAISA LODGE NO. 282

GRAND MASTER 2002

MW EUGENIO S. LABITORIA

VW RICARDO C. MARQUEZ KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

DDGM 2002 – 2003

GRAND MASTER 2003

MW RICARDO P. GALVEZ

DDGM 2003 – 2004

VW HOMOBONO C. PIQUE PALANYAG LODGE NO. 323

GRAND MASTER 2004

MW ROBERTO Q. PAGOTAN

DDGM 2004 – 2005

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

DDGM 2004 – 2005

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

GRAND MASTER 2005

MW HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, JR.

DDGM 2005 – 2006

VW DENNIS J. PEŇA KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

GRAND MASTER 2006

MW ROMEO A. YU

DDGM 2006 – 2007

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

GRAND MASTER 2007

MW JAIME Y. GONZALES

DDGM 2007 – 2008

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

GRAND MASTER 2008

MW PACIFICO B. ANIAG

DDGM 2008 – 2009

VW HORACIO S. GONZALEZ JACOBO ZOBEL LODGE NO. 202

GRAND MASTER 2009

MW PETER U. LIM LO SUY

DDGM 2009 – 2010

VW SIM CANONERO LAS PINAS LODGE NO. 332

GRAND MASTER 2010

MW AVELINO I. RAZON, JR.

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

DDGM 2010-2011

GRAND MASTER 2011

MW JUANITO P. ABERGAS

DDGM 2011 – 2012

VW EDUARDO S. ALCARAZ BATONG BUHAY LODGE NO. 27

GRAND MASTER 2012

MW SANTIAGO T. GABIONZA, JR.

DDGM 2012 – 2013

VW OLIVER V. YABUT KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 150

GRAND MASTER 2013

MW JUANITO G. ESPINO , JR.

DDGM 2013 – 2014

VW ELSON T. TAYKO KAGITINGAN LODGE NO. 286

GRAND MASTER 2014

MW ALAN LA MADRID PURISIMA

DDGM 2014 – 2015

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

GRAND MASTER 2015

MW TOMAS G. RENTOY III

DDGM 2015- 2016

VW BERNARDO F. BONDOC LAS PINAS LODGE NO. 332

PILAR LODGE NO. 15

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