The Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands held its seventh Annual Grand Assembly from November 29 to December 01, 2012 at the Cavite Lodge No 2 Masonic Center in Cavite City and Victoriaville Clubhouse in Bacoor.
The assembly tackled fifteen resolutions referred to the Legislative Council during the year; three from member lodges, one from the Council of Elders and the rest from the legislative agenda of the Executive Council. Of the fifteen, ten were approved.
Among the resolutions approved was the granting of Centenary awards to member lodges that had reached their centenary year, complemented by the giving of centennial jewels to all surviving members. IGLPI’s century old lodges are Pilar Lodge, first chartered by the Grande Oriente Español in1894; Cavite Lodge, chartered by the Grand Lodge of California in 1903; and Bagong Buhay, chartered by the Grande Oriente Español in 1907. President Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Lodge also chartered by the Grand Oriente Español will celebrate its centennial year in 2014. Also approved was the awarding of silver or gold service pins to Masons with 25, 50 and 60 years of service to the Craft.
The assembly also ratified the establishment of a Grand Temple Builders Council which shall replace the Temple Builders Association. Another resolution approved was the ten percent donation to the temple trust fund from the net proceeds of all fund raising projects of member lodges, the districts and the Grand lodge. Also approved was the granting of the authority to newly chartered lodges to accept dual members from their roster of charter members and pre-determine their principal officers prior to their constitution and first election of officers.
Grand election was held on December 01. Elected were MW Amorico A. Alvarez, Grand Master, RW Javier del Rosario, Deputy Grand Master, RW Ruben Romanes, Senior Warden, RW Reynaldo Generillo, Junior Grand Warden, RW Abelardo Camahalan, Grand Treasurer, RW Armando Quion, Grand Secretary and RW Apolonio Toledo, Grand Auditor. They were installed by MWB Roberto Landas, immediate Past Grand Master.
Another highlight of the Annual Grand Assembly was the granting of a charter to Barasoain Lodge, U.D. of Malolos, Bulacan, thus officially naming it Barasoain Lodge No 12. Constitution of the lodge shall be announced after the lodge has completed all requirements prescribed by the IGLPI Administrative Code.
The host lodge of this year's grand assembly was Cavite Lodge No 2 of Cavite City.
The assembly tackled fifteen resolutions referred to the Legislative Council during the year; three from member lodges, one from the Council of Elders and the rest from the legislative agenda of the Executive Council. Of the fifteen, ten were approved.
Among the resolutions approved was the granting of Centenary awards to member lodges that had reached their centenary year, complemented by the giving of centennial jewels to all surviving members. IGLPI’s century old lodges are Pilar Lodge, first chartered by the Grande Oriente Español in1894; Cavite Lodge, chartered by the Grand Lodge of California in 1903; and Bagong Buhay, chartered by the Grande Oriente Español in 1907. President Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Lodge also chartered by the Grand Oriente Español will celebrate its centennial year in 2014. Also approved was the awarding of silver or gold service pins to Masons with 25, 50 and 60 years of service to the Craft.
The assembly also ratified the establishment of a Grand Temple Builders Council which shall replace the Temple Builders Association. Another resolution approved was the ten percent donation to the temple trust fund from the net proceeds of all fund raising projects of member lodges, the districts and the Grand lodge. Also approved was the granting of the authority to newly chartered lodges to accept dual members from their roster of charter members and pre-determine their principal officers prior to their constitution and first election of officers.
Grand election was held on December 01. Elected were MW Amorico A. Alvarez, Grand Master, RW Javier del Rosario, Deputy Grand Master, RW Ruben Romanes, Senior Warden, RW Reynaldo Generillo, Junior Grand Warden, RW Abelardo Camahalan, Grand Treasurer, RW Armando Quion, Grand Secretary and RW Apolonio Toledo, Grand Auditor. They were installed by MWB Roberto Landas, immediate Past Grand Master.
Another highlight of the Annual Grand Assembly was the granting of a charter to Barasoain Lodge, U.D. of Malolos, Bulacan, thus officially naming it Barasoain Lodge No 12. Constitution of the lodge shall be announced after the lodge has completed all requirements prescribed by the IGLPI Administrative Code.
The host lodge of this year's grand assembly was Cavite Lodge No 2 of Cavite City.