DOUBLE SLAM DUNK IN SEPTEMBER

It's not the baskets made during Part II of a basketball game against the Army's Special Operations Command Team, or the marks hit during a shooting drill that followed the game.

It is the trophies that were brought home from the District Lambskin Apron Elocution contest where the Lodge placed third among a field of 18 competing Lodges through the representation of Bro. Ernesto T. Jimenez, and Team 373 losing by a hair to settle for second in the District Ritual Olympics.

And of course the opportunity of witnessing the Grand Master himself --- Bro. Tomas G. Rentoy III --- preside over an exemplification of the 1st and 2nd sections of the Third Degree of Masonry at the Grand Lodge of the Philippines.

THE IDES OF MARCH

There were of course the installation rites with Bro. Agustin Liwag of Zaragoza Lodge No. 263, Bro. Romeo Novelles of Factoria Lodge No. 311, and Bro. Romeo Dacanay of Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Lodge No. 262 ascending the Oriental Chair.

And the 373 Bikers too who earned more Finisher's Medals at the Pedal One for Fun, the Papaya Mountain Bike Challenge, and the Licab Mountain Bikers' Padayak para sa Kalusugan fun rides plus a mini tour of Aurora province.

DDGM Jerome Malaca presided on what might his be his last District Meeting in Baler and Bro. Oliver Almeria was installed as the Venerable Master of the Munoz Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites.

Amidst the bustle of it all, the Lodge went on with its labors, and with Model Court No. 55 of the order of the Amaranth checked on the wellness of its members, prepare the candidates in receiving the degrees of Masonry, polish the floorworks, and enjoy the wine of refreshment as a just and earned reward after the work is done...  

SHORT FEBRUARY AND THE LONG STORY OF IT

There were of course the 373 Bikers who rode 77.2 kilometers to explore Tibag and Macanae Dam that culminate in the presentation of a coveted t-short to Bro. Darwin Pastor, and a homage to one of the Lodge's generous Temple patrons --- Bro. Muelvyn Agustin --- who was installed as as the 13th Master of Mangaldan Lodge No. 354.

Bro. Nathaniel Elegado presided over his first meeting as Master of the Lodge that saw the inaugural monthly prick of the Lodge's Wellness Program extend into Year 2, and the first graduates of the Lodge's "Tried and Proven" lecturer's training facilitate the first meeting with the Lodger's candidates.

The Lodge's delegation enjoyed the fellowship fete of Bros. Avelino Catahan Jr. and Teodolo Samatra who were installed as Masters of Mario S. Garcia Memorial Lodge No. 306 and Nueva Ecija Lodge No. 73, respectively, and Bro. Amidon Nicolas' impromptu welcome party in Manila.

A week later, Bro. Vladimir Poblete threw a party to remember after his installation as Master of Pantabangan-Bonari Lodge No. 203 that it took the 373 Bikers a day after before they recovered their bearings and rode their bikes again.

In between, the Lodge's corporate, the Moringa Technology Development and Resource Center, Inc., was convened to review what has been done and what needs to be done.

And finally, the 373 Bikers took to their last bike ride of the month before travelling to Camiling, Tarlac to witness the installation of the Bro. Rex Kiok --- a fellow of the Knights of the Scarborough Shoals of the Munoz Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites --- as Master of Victory Lodge No. 116.

And that is the Lodge's long story of the shortest month of February.

53 & 168 / 55.3 + 48.2

The number 53 of course is synonymous with historic Cabanatuan Lodge where Bro. Arnold Ateneo Lucas was recently installed as Master after which two 373 Bikers, perhaps still groggy from the fellowship that ensued, missed the rendezvous and chased 55.3 kilometers of back roads in their own quest to discover that waterfall so eloquently described by Bro. Jerry Padilla in last week's Villa Isla Trail ride. 

 

The next day, it was Bro. Hossain VC Shamsoddin Vostakalaei who was installed as Master of Gen. Mariano Llanera Memorial Lodge No. 168, equally replete with history, with the same overflow of corn, wine, and oil which the brethren of Model Lodge partook in moderation in anticipation of a 48.2-kilometer Sunday ride that finally scratched the itch that was the Minalungao National Park.

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: STA. ROSA LODGE NO. 297

Bro. AUGUSTO M. YALUNG

as Master of the Lodge

on March 22, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: ZARAGOZA LODGE NO. 294

Bro. CARTER ALFRED INTERIOR

as Master of the Lodge

on March 1, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: PANTABANGAN-BONARI LODGE NO. 203

Bro. VINCENT M. UERA

as Master of the Lodge

on February 28, 2014

21014 INSTALLATION RITES: KAPITAN PEPE LODGE NO. 293

 

Bro. ROSETEN E. TUGAFF

as Master of the Lodge

on February 22, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: PALAYAN CITY LODGE NO. 331

Bro. DENNIS A. DAQUIZ

as Master of the Lodge

on February 15, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: NUEVA ECIJA LODGE NO. 73

Bro. RENATO B. PUNO, JR.

as Master of the Lodge

on February 8, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: A.R. LAMSON MEMORIAL LODGE NO. 290

Bro. FERNANDO CLERICO

as Master of the Lodge

on February 1, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: GENERAL LLANERA MEMORIAL LODGE NO. 168

Bro. GARY PAUL T. SOTO

as Master on the Lodge

on January 25, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: TALAVERA LODGE NO. 273

Bro. NARCISO CUIZON

as Master of the Lodge

on January 18, 2014

2014 INSTALLATION RITES: CABANATUAN LODGE NO. 53

Bro. MARCIANO MATIAS

as Master of the Lodge

on 04 January 2014

DISTRICT CONCLUDES PUBLIC INSTALLATION OF LODGE OFFICERS FOR 2013

Model Lodge No. 373 congratulate all newly installed officers of Lodges under the jurisdiction of Masonic Districts RIII-D (South Nueva Ecija and Aurora) and RIII-F. Below are selected photos from the installation rites:

PHOTOS (from top to bottom): [1] Bro. Artfel Cauyao of Talavera Lodge No. 273, [2] Bro. Marino Parane of Memorial Lodge No. 90, [3] Apolinario Mabini Lodge No. 235, [4] Pantabangan-Bonari Lodge No. 203, and [5] Bro. Liwanag Aquino of Nueva Ecija Lodge No. 73.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED MASTERS IN MASONIC DISTRICT RIII-D (March 2012)

BRO. LEONIDO DE GUZMAN

Nueva Ecija Lodge No. 73

Quezon, Nueva Ecija

on 02 March 2012

BRO. ERNESTO ESGUERRA

Antonio R. Lamson Memorial Lodge No. 297

San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

on 03 March 2012

BRO. ALBERTO DIAZ

Mario S. Garcia Memorial Lodge No. 306

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija 

on 09 March 2012

BRO. EDWIN BORJA

Factoria Lodge No. 311

San Isidro, Nueva Ecija 

on 10 March 2012

BRO. NOEL CARTAGENA
San Leonardo Lodge No. 386
San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
on 17 March 2012

BRO. ROLANDO GARCIA
Sta. Rosa Lodge No. 297
Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija
on 24 March 2012

BRO. CEZAR CRUZ
Zaragoza Lodge No. 263
Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija
on 31 March 2012

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY INSTALLED MASTERS IN MASONIC DISTRICT RIII-D (February 2012)

BRO. ROMMEL MARTINEZ

Pantabangan-Bonari Lodge No. 203

Rizal, Nueva Ecija

on 03 February 2012

BRO. EMILIO HULIPAS

Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Lodge No. 262

Baler, Aurora

on 11 February 2012

BRO. DANILO RILLERA

Palayan City Lodge No. 331

Palayan City, Nueva Ecija

on 18 February 2012

BRO. PEDRITO ABERGAS

Kapatiran Lodge No. 228

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

on 25 February 2012