The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines is the organizational body based on the Philippines that governs Freemasonry. It currently has its offices at the Plaridel Masonic Temple, a historic building in Ermita, Manila.

History

In 1912, three American Lodges owing allegiance to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of California were already established in the Philippines. Those were Manila Lodge No. 342, Cavite Lodge No. 350 and Corregidor Lodge No. 386. The three lodges held a meeting on November 17, 1912 to fix a date for the First Convention of the delegates selected and to be selected for the purpose of considering the organization of a Grand Lodge.

The Grand Lodge was officially formed on December 19, 1912. At first, this Grand Lodge remained a Regional Grand Lodge, convoking its own Grand Assembly in 1915. Throughout 1915 and 1916 it was engaged with correspondence with the Grande Oriente Español in Spain, who also chartered lodges in the Philippines. The long process of establishing the proper agreements finished in February 1917. The American Grand Lodge Constitution was used as a basis, keeping in mind issues such as equality of all races and working languages for ceremonies. In the same month a group of 27 lodges still under the Grande Oriente Español elected to affiliate under the Philippine Grand Lodge and Grand Officers were elected.

Grand Masters The current Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines is MW Robert Joseph S. Moran, Jr. being the 108th Grand Master.

Below is the list of the past Grand Masters in descending order:

2025 – MW Raul E. Canon, Jr. 2024 – MW Ariel T. Cayanan 2023 – MW Don T. Ramas-Uypitching 2022 – MW Johnny T. Pimentel 2021 – MW Rolen C. Paulino 2019 – MW Agapito S. Suan, Jr. 2018 – MW Romeo S. Momo 2017 – MW Abraham N. Tolentino 2016 – MW Voltaire T. Gazmin 2015 – MW Tomas G. Rentoy III 2014 – MW Alan La Madrid Purisima 2013 – MW Juanito G. Espino, Jr. 2012 – MW Santiago T. Gabionza, Jr. 2011 – MW Juanito P. Abergas 2010 – MW Avelino I. Razon, Jr. 2009 – MW Peter U. Lim Lo Suy 2008 – MW Pacifico B. Aniag 2007 – MW Jaime Y. Gonzales 2006 – MW Romy A. Yu 2005 – MW Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. 2004 – MW Roberto Q. Pagotan 2003 – MW Ricardo P. Galvez 2002 – MW Eugenio S. Labitoria 2001 – MW Napoleon A. Soriano 2000 – MW Oscar V. Bunyi 1999 – MW Franklin J. Demonteverde 1998 – MW Enrique L. Locsin 1997 – MW Leon Angel P. Bañez, Jr. 1996 – MW Jose Percival L. Adiong 1995 – MW Danilo D. Angeles 1994 – MW Pablo C. Ko, Jr. 1993 – MW Rizal D. Aportadera 1992 – MW Agustin V. Mateo 1991 – MW Jose Reyes Guerrero 1990 – MW John L. Choa 1989 – MW Juan C. Nabong, Jr. 1988 – MW Raymundo N. Beltran 1987 – MW Teodorico V. Baldonado 1986 – MW Reynold S. Fajardo 1985 – MW Pedro W. Guerzon 1984 – MW Reynato S. Puno 1983 – MW Rosendo C. Herrera 1982 – MW Rudyardo V. Bunda 1981 – MW Simeon Rene Lacson 1980 – MW Manuel D. Mandac 1979 – MW Jolly R. Bugarin 1978 – MW Desiderio Dalisay Sr. 1977 – MW Calixto O. Zaldivar 1976 – MW Jose L. Araneta 1975 – MW Teodoro V. Kalaw, Jr. 1974 – MW John O. Wallace 1973 – MW Ruperto S. Demonteverde, Sr. 1972 – MW William C. Councell 1971 – MW Damaso C. Tria 1970 – MW Edgar L. Shepley 1969 – MW Manuel M. Crudo 1968 – MW Joseph E. Schon 1967 – MW Raymond E. Wilmarth 1966 – MW Mariano Q. Tinio 1965 – MW Serafin L. Teves 1964 – MW Charles S. Mosebrook 1963 – MW Pedro M. Gimenez 1962 – MW William H. Quasha 1961 – MW Juan S. Alano 1960 – MW Luther B. Bewley 1959 – MW Macario M. Ofilada 1958 – MW Howard R. Hick 1957 – MW Vicente Orosa 1956 – MW Clinton F. Carlson 1955 – MW Camilo Osías 1954 – MW Werner P. Schetelig 1953 – MW Mauro O. Baradi 1952 – MW Sydney M. Austin 1951 – MW Cenon S. Cervantes 1950 – MW Clifford C. Bennett 1949 – MW Esteban Munarriz 1948 – MW Albert J. Brazee, Jr. 1947 – MW Emilio P. Virata 1946 – MW Michael Goldenberg 1941 – MW John Robert McFie, Jr. 1940 – MW Jose de los Reyes 1939 – MW Clark James 1938 – MW José Abad Santos 1937 – MW Joseph Alley 1936 – MW Conrado Benitez 1935 – MW Samuel Hawthorne 1934 – MW Manuel Camus 1933 – MW Stanton Youngberg 1932 – MW Antonio Gonzalez Sr. 1931 – MW William W. Larkin 1930 – MW Vicente Carmona 1929 – MW Seldon O'Brien 1928 – MW Teodoro M. Kalaw Sr. 1927 – MW Joseph Schmidt 1926 – MW Francisco A. Delgado 1925 – MW Christian W. Rosenstock 1924 – MW Wenceslao Trinidad 1923 – MW Frederic H. Stevens 1922 – MW Quíntin Paredes 1921 – MW Edwin E. Elser 1920 – MW Rafael Palma 1919 – MW Milton Earle Springer 1918 – MW Manuel Luis Quezon 1917 – MW William Hendrickson Taylor 1915 – MW George Rogers Harvey 1914 – MW Newton C. Comfort 1913 – MW Harry Eugene Stafford

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