F.& A.M. Region IV-A, Cavite

All Lodges are enjoined to attend the June 12, 2008 celebration at Kawit, Cavite.

VW Bambol Tolentino of Tagaytay Lodge no. 165 canceled the yearly celebration at TAgaytay City Hall and instead declared and issued an office order that all shall instead join the Kawit celebration.

1. A resolution to grant a posthumous Cosmos Award to VW Delfin Narvaez

2. Resolution for contribution of each lodges in the amount of P1,000.00 for the District Turnover, P1,000.00 for every DGLs and P500 for every GLIs.

3. Resolution for the contribution of P2,000.00 for every lodge to be used in the June 12, 2008 Independence Day Celebration. The surplus shall form part of the District funds.

4.  Resolution for a grant of PIN of appreciation to VW Nestor Tampol, PDDGM

Ancient regulations

Illegitimacy of other lodges

Ancient Regulations of 1721

Article VIII. “No set or number of brethren shall withdraw or separate themselves from the lodge in which they were made brethren, or were afterwards admitted members, unless the lodge becomes too numerous, nor even then, without a dispensation from the Grandmaster or his deputy: And when they are thus separated, they must either immediately join themselves to such other lodge as they shall like best, with the unanimous consent of that such other Lodge to which they go (as above regulated) or else they must obtain the Grandmaster’s warrant, to join in forming a new lodge. If any set or number of masons shall take themselves to form a new lodge without the Grandmaster’s warrant; the regular lodges are not to countenance them, nor own them as fair brethren and duly formed, nor approve of their acts and deeds; but must treat them as rebels, until they humble themselves, as the Grandmaster shall in his prudence direct, and until he approves them by his warrant which must be signified to the other lodges, as the customs when a new lodge is to be registered in the list of lodges.”

As read by Most Worshipful Aniag in the event of District Turnover this 18^th day of May 2008 at Pintong Bato Lodge 51.

Based on the above ancient landmark, IGLPI cannot secure any recognition from any Grand Lodge. It is the position of the Grandmaster that the rift happening in Region IV-A is a result of lack of Masonic education. If they have learned this, they might have reconsidered their moves. This is also the main reason for the present thrust on the functions of the Senior Grand Lecturer who is now head concurrently of the Institute of Masonic Education and Studies (IMES). In the spirit of Harmony, this will be taken into consideration by Region IV-A, and appropriate recommendations be forwarded to the Grand Lodge.

NOTES OF VW AVELINO M. SUMAGUI, DGL