MASONIC EDUCATION.
ON SATURDAY JUNE 26, AT 3PM, MASONIC EDUCATION WAS HELD AT THE LODGE FOR THE PETITIONERS AND THE 3 EAM. LECTURES  WERE  DELIVERED BY VW CESAR MEDINA, PDGL, MASONIC EDUCATION CHAIR; W BRO. ROLLY NUNEZ,PM; VW SERAFIN MANARIN, PDGL,PDDGM,PGT; VW BRO. RICARDO BUENDIA,PM,PDGL.
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CAUCUS ON TEMPLE DEDICATION
AT 5PM THE CAUCUS CALLED BY THE WM FOR PLANNING THE NEW SPL292 TEMPLE DEDICATION WAS CALLED TO ORDER AND SEVERAL FUNCTIONS WERE ASSIGNED AS FOLLOWS: BRO. ERIC CABINIAN, MC;  BRO. AARON JEFFREY MONTENEGRO, MULTIMEDIA;    BRO. SECRETARY JAN BRUSAS, PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENTS;  BRO. JW ARMANDO CAZZOLA, FOOD & REFRESHMENT ;  BRO. ALMONER QUIRINO ASUG, COLLECTION FROM MEMBER.   THE ENSUING FELLOWSHIP ENDED AT PAST LOW TWELVE.

AT 7 AM, BREAKFAST WAS SERVED AT DR. JOSE P. RIZAL (CALAMBA) LODGE 270, AT THE GROUND FLOOR FELLOWSHIP HALL. AT 8AM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL LODGES OF THE R.IV.B DISTRICT WENT UPSTAIRS TO THE FUNCION HALL TO PARTICIPATE THE DISTRICT MONTHLY MEETING PRESIDED OVER BY THE DDGM VW NILO GAVIA, ASSISTED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICERS. (CLICK http://www.sanpedrolodge292.net/mdrivb/ ). SAN PEDRO LODGE 292 WAS REPRESENTED BY WMASTER AMBROSIO RESTRIVERA; SW BRO. ROMULO AZORES; JW BRO. ARMANDO CAZZOLA; TREASURER VW MICHAEL CASIPIT; W BRO. AVELINO LUBAG, JR. IPM,GLI;  VW CESAR MEDINA; VW SERAFIN MANARIN; VW BEATO R RELATO, DGL; BRO AARON MONTENEGRO,MMR; BRO ALVAN BALAZO,CHAPLAIN; W BRO RENATO SINOY; OTHERS.

AT 11AM, THE OFFICERS AND BRETHREN OF THE DISTRICT'S LODGES AND A LARGE CROWD OF BRETREN FROM LODGES FROM ALL OVER THE GRAND JURISDICION, HAD GATHERED ON THE GROUND OF RIZAL SHRINE, IN THE HEART OF CALAMBA CITY, TO PARTICIPATE THE FLORAL OFFERING AT THE SHRINE OF PHILIPPINE  NATIONAL HERO, AND DEDICATED GREAT  MASON  DR. JOSE P. RIZAL, DONE BY THE MW GRAND MASTER OF FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AVELINO I. RAZON,JR.
FOR SAN PEDRO LODGE 292, PRACTICALLY THE WHOLE MEMBERSHIP AND ALL PETITIONERS WERE PRESENT UNDER THE GIANT TENT PROVIDED, AT THE SHRINE GROUND, BY DRJPRIZAL270 FOR THE EVENT.
THE EVENT WAS COVERED BY TV AND CAN BE SEEN ON UTUBE  OF TV PATROL OF JUNE 19, 2010 : SEVERAL MEMBERS OF SPL292 ARE CLEARLY RECOGNIZED IN THAT RECORDING.
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LUNCH WAS SERVED AT THE DRJORIZAL270 AFTER THE EVENT AND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE LODGE 270 STATED MEETING PRESIDED BY WM PAOLO CAILLES. 

ON JUNE 12, AS SCHEDULED, THE SAN PEDRO 292 MASONS GATHERED AT 6AM AT SAN PEDRO 292 TEMPLE TO DRESS UP IN MASONIC ATTIRE WITH APRONS AND JEWELS OF OFFICE AND FROM THERE WENT TO THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING , ARRIVING AT 5 MINUTES BEFORE 7AM.
THE MASTERMASONS , WITH PETITIONERS AND THE SAN PEDRO DEMOLAY WERE GIVEN CENTER STAGE IN THE PARADE GROUND OF THE MINICIPIO, IN THE FRONT LINE.   THE LODGE HAD SHOWN UP IN BIG NUMBER AND MASONS FROM OTHER LODGES TOOK THE OCCASION TO ADD THEMSELVES TO SPL292.   AFTER THE ADDRESS GIVEN BY THE HONORABLE CALIXTO R. CATAQUIZ, THE SAN PEDRO LODGE 292 BRETHREN  ASSISTED BY THE SAN PEDRO DEMOLAY WERE GIVEN THE STAGE FOR THE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY TO THE SHRINE OF THE BROTHER MASON, NATIONAL HERO DR. JOSE P. RIZAL. THE SAN PEDRO LECTURER VW SERAFIN E.R. MANARIN WAS THEN CALLED TO THE LECTERN TO DELIVER A SPEECH ON RIZAL THE FOREMOST FILIPINO MASON,   THE MASONIC IDEALS AND THE MASONS BEHIND THE PROCLAMATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE,  THE ESSENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS  OF PHILIPPINE FREEMASONRY.

THE JUNE 5 STATED MEETING WAS QUITE EVENTFUL:  AFTER THE OPENING, THE LODGE ADMITTED WITH HONORS THE NEW DDGM VW NILO B. GAVIA WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO DGL,  ONE A MEMBER OF SPL292, VW BRO. BEATO R. RELATO AND THE OTHER VW BRO. VIRGILIO P. CADANG THE IPM OF SIERRA MADRE LODGE No.181.
AFTER THE RECEPTION OF THE GRAND LODGE DIGNITARIES WAS COMPLETED,  DDGM VW NILO B. GAVIA ACCEPTED THE THE GAVEL OFFERED BY W MASTER RESTRIVERA, AND ASSISTED BY DGL VW BEPS RELATO ACTING AS MC, INTRODUCED AND INSTALLED THE NEW GRAND LODGE INSPECTOR WB JOSE MICHAEL G. SANDOVAL (IPM OF DR. JOSE P. RIZAL LDGE No.270). AFTER THE DDGL WAS TRHU WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE GLI, THE SAN PEDRO DEMOLAY WERE INTRODUCED AND CONGRATULATED FOR  THE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE DAVAO GRAND CONVENTION. 
WITH THE GAVEL AGAIN IN THE HANDS OF WM AMBROSIO D. RESTRIVERA, THE LODGE STARTED THE TRANSACTION OF  REGULAR BUSINESS, READING OF SECRETARY REPORTS AND TREASURER  FINANCIAL REPORTS, WHICH WERE FOLLOWED BY  BALLOTING FOR A DUAL MEMBERSHIP AND THE BALLOTING OF A PETITIONER:  BOTH BALLOTING ENDED IN REJECTION.
THE SECRETARY THEN, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE WM, READ THE PETITION PAPER OF PETITIONERS WHO WERE ALREADY CIRCULARIZED.  THE LODGE WAS THEN LOWERED TO THE FIRST DEGREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFERRING THE FIRST DEGREE OF MASONRY UPON CANDIDATE MR. JOSE IGNACIO A. MANANGHAYA.
WITH THE WM SEATED IN THE EAST, THE CONFERRAL WAS PERFORMED BY BRO. ARMANDO CAZZOLA ACTING AS  W MASTER (CONFERRAL MASTER), WITH BRO. ROMULO B. AZORES IN THE WEST AND BRO WINSTON UY ACTING AS JW, BRO GLENN C. PACIFICO THE SENIOR DEACON, BRO AARON MONTENEGRO ACTING AS JUNIOR DEACON. THE LAMBSKIN APRON LECTURE WAS DELIVERED BY THE CHAPLAIN BRO. ALVAN JOSEPH BALAZO, THE WORKING TOOLS WERE PRESENTED BY MMR BRO. AARON JEFFREY MONTENEGRO, THE 1ST DEGREE LECTURE WAS DELIVERED BY BRO QUIRINO ASUG  AND THE CHARGE WAS DELIVERED BY  WB FLORENCIO BUENTIPO.
WM AMBET RESTRIVERA DECLARED THE LODGE CLOSED AT 8.33 PM.
VW SERAFIN E.R. MANARIN9 PDDGM, PGT,  [CUSTODIAN & DIRECTOR OF WORKS] DISCUSSED WITH DDGM VW GAVIA THE SCHEDULE OF  SPL292 NEW TEMPLE DEDICATION SET FOR JULY 31 AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE AND JW BRO ARMANDO CAZZOLA WILL OFFICIALLY DELIVER THE LETTER OF INVITATION TO THE MW GRAND SECRETARY AND POSSIBLY TO THE MW GM ON THU. JUNE 10, AT THE GRAND LODGE.
A LIVELY FELLOWSHIP FOLLOWED:  FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION FOR MANY OF THE LODGE'S INITIATIVES WERE AGREED UPON; PROGRAMS, IDEAS, WERE DISCUSSED,  COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WERE OFFERED AND GRACIOUSLY RECEIVED IN A PEACEFUL MASONIC ATMOSPHERE.
THE FELLOWSHIP ENDED WITH PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY PREVAILING, AND THE BRETHREN LEFT THE LODGE AT 12.30 AM.