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Cablethe Tow the OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS of the PHILIPPINES VOL. 95 SECOND ISSUE, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2018 CableThe Tow THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE PHILIPPINES MW ROMEO S. MOMO with Brother Senate President VICENTE C. SOTTO III VOL 95 - 2 CABLE TOW | 1 2 | CABLE TOW VOL 95 - 2 04 Brotherly Love 06 Grand Master Message 08 Brotherly Love 10 The Cable Tow 14 Luzon Lodge No. 57 History 19 Remembering Bro. Lope K. Santos The Father of Filipino Grammar 21 La Liga Filipino: A Masonic Endeavor CABLE TOW 28 Constitution of Blue Lodges 33 Pitak Pilipino: Hungkag Na Pangarap 34 SCWC Oath of Office VR SAMUEL P. FERNANDEZ 36 SCWC Tambalan Magkukuyang, Editor in Chief Usapang Kapatiran 38 Daet Lodge No. 247 Unique Genesis (0933-081-0816) 42 Tribute to MW Reynato S. Puno 46 More Light In Masonry, More Light From Masons VW VLADIMIR F. PELAEZ 49 Wake of MW Leon Angel P. Bañez Assistant Editor in Chief 52 Lintik Lang Walang Ganti (0936-9921511) 55 Grand Master Masonic Activities a. Rite of Constitution Pulo ng Iilan ML No. 439 b. Dedication and Blessing MW Joseph E. Schon ML No. 186 VW ROMEO S. MUSNGI c. Lodge Dedication San Mariano Lodge No. 307 Assistant Editor for Filipino d. Cornerstone Laying Ang Rehenerasyon Lodge No. 402 (0949-9988117) e. Cornerstone Laying Camiguin Lodge No. 296 f. Instituted Pangarap Masonic UD g. Instituted Primera Republica Masonic UD VW JOSE A. RONCESVALLES h. Instituted Deodoro C. Go Masonic UD Circulation Manager i. Instituted Moncada Masonic UD j. Instituted Bantayang Bato Masonic UD (0918-9916012) k. Instituted Calasiao Masonic UD l. Northern Mindanao Multi-District Convention, Cagayan De Oro City VW CHARLES G. AGAR m. Southern Mindanao Multi-District Convention, Cotabato City Grand Lodge Photographer n. Westhern Mindanao Multi-District (0910-3510394) Convention, Pagadian City o. Coastal Clean Up p. Flag Raising Ceremonies JESUSANA S. ESCOBIA q. Courtesy Calls r. Grand Master Cup & RSM 1st AFP (0923-6041022) Cosmos Golf s. 168 Birthday Marcelo H. Del Pilar Secretary t. Grand Master Birthday u. IMES Class VOL 95 - 2 CABLE TOW | 3 Editorial BROTHERLY LOVE VR Samuel P. Fernandez Mutual concern, care and charity characterize genuine Broth- erhood. The chief and cardinal virtue of loving a Brother is central in Freemasonry. Carefulness, caution and consideration is natural among Brethren especially in considering mutual allowances for fault and failing. Brethren must habitually learn to think better of each other, to habitually see goodness and grace in each other, to habitually show concern for the misfortune, affliction and woe of a Brother. Those who are malicious in bragging over the failings of another, and those who think others to be naturally base, contemptible, low, ignoble or disgraceful, cannot even be friends much less Brethren. Brotherly love means loving a Brother as yourself. The Volume of Sacred Law gives us this wisdom: “If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remem- bering wrongs can break up a friendship.” (Proverbs 17:9, Rainbow Good News Bible) “Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs, love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail. 4 | CABLE TOW VOL 95 - 2 “Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass; for our gifts of knowl- edge and of inspired messages are only partial; but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear. “Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.” (I Corinthians 13: 4-10, 13, RGNB) VOL 95 - 2 CABLE TOW | 5 MESSAGE MW ROMEO S. MOMO MessageGrand Master Fraternal greetings! Half way thru our term, much has been done and much is left to do. In as much as I intend to actively serve you my breth- ren, may you, in return, never get weary to lend a helping happy hand in all our endeavours. I assure you that they are all for the betterment of the Craft and of the society in general. I am happy to report the following on-going projects being undertaken by our administration: The beautification of the Grand Lodge premises together with all the halls are still on-going, we hope to make them as pre- sentable and conducive to meetings as possible. On our Information and Communication Technology Pro- gram or the E-GLP System, our application can now be logged in using your cellphone. This is available for members who are in good standing only. In essence, the aim of the program is to have an efficient, paper less, and fast transactions between the 6 | CABLE TOW VOL 95 - 2 Blue Lodges and your Grand Lodge. This should be particularly true when it comes to submission of your monthly reports. Once logged in, you will get to see your Lodge’s members, monthly re- ports, verify if the person is a brother in good standing, and view the edicts, circulars, and other issuances. By now, I expect the IT Committee to complete the dissemination of manual on how to operate the system. We also have a Book Writing Project. The aim is to contin- ue the works of MW Fajardo, highlighting on the role of Masons in nation building. This will cover the period from 1946 to the present. We have contracted a Book Writing Team from the UP History Department to do research and write the book and also formed a GLP Book Project Committee to give guidance to the Book Writing Team. The members of the Committee and their tasks are provided in our GLP Circular No.8, hence I urge you my brethren to contribute in whatever way you can, in this worthwhile project. We are doing this so that aside from having a good reading Masonic material, the book will serve as our inspiration to aspire for greater good and to do our own humble share for our country. We hope to have the book-launching on December 19 as one of the highlights of the GLP Anniversary. On December 21 from 8 to 9 o’clock in the evening, I invite you to tune in to ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). We have pre- pared a one-hour tv documentary entitled “Philippine Freema- sonry – A Continuing Legacy of Brotherhood and Service”. Like the book, this is to let the people know who we are and what are our contributions to the Philippine society. The RSM Team is also quite busy preparing for our week- long GLP Anniversary celebration come December. With your help and active participation, we hope to make this 106th GLP Anniversary Celebration fruitful and memorable one. Again my brethren, particularly the officers, let us make the most out of the 365 days given to us to serve the Craft. Onward to a more relevant and streamlined Grand Lodge of the Philip- pines! Maraming salamat at mabuhay! VOL 95 - 2 CABLE TOW | 7 Brotherly Love VW Jesse D. Alto Freemasonry is found- to be perfect like his own Eter- ed upon the three Great princi- nal Spiritual perfect Father. The ples of brotherly love, relief, and Spiritual Spark has an immortal truth. These are eternal and so soul gathering experiences in formless principles unfolding the field of material manifesta- and developing to perfection in tion until he found himself im- every freemason. prisoned and attached to im- permanent matters because of Freemasons show tol- not following spiritual laws in the erance and respect for others’ field of the manifested worlds, opinion, behaving with kindness meaning eating foods fit for the and understanding, and pouring swine. He is attached to imper- their fellows with brotherly love. manent material wealth, power, They help relieve the suffering and fame. of others. They are taught to practice charity and to care not Our material and imper- only for their own, but also for manent physical body that was the community as a whole- both provided to us by our biological through charitable giving as well parents are just instruments to as voluntary efforts and works as work for the acquisition of eter- individuals. This brotherly love is nal spiritual principles through based on the spiritual principle the proper use of the masonic that human beings are spiritual working tools and rituals and brothers, under the omnipotent learned from the important es- and omniscient Fatherhood of sences within the teachings of God. Human being is a spark of religions. We acquired the im- the Divine Flame, the prodigal permanent bodies at birth and son travelling from west to east dispose them at physical birth, 8 | CABLE TOW VOL 95 - 2 storing in the immortal soul the plications of the working tools life experiences and eternal prin- and the masonic moral princi- ciples learned. Man has body, ples. Greed, anger and delusion soul, and spirit. of power are just few examples that man suffers because of at- The term brotherhood tachment living in this material is no idle phrase. Humanity in worlds. He must learn and un- the mass has a paramount claim derstand the external and inter- upon us. It is the only secure nal lessons and symbols to guide foundation for universal morali- his daily living toward the narrow ty. If it be a dream, it is at least a spiritual eastern path.
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