Fraternal Greetings!!!

With the advancement of Information Technology to facilitate communication to the brethren whithersoever disperse, Masonic District NCR-E under the Jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines welcomes you to our official website.

It is with great pleasure to be of service to the brethren of Masonic District NCR-E. This website was designed collectively by the incumbent District Officers and IT professional brothers to provide informations and updates to all Lodges under its jurisdiction. We encourage you to continue browsing our website for updates, masonic events and activities.

We likewise provided a guestbook for your inputs, suggestions and comments for the improvement of our website and more importantly for purposes of sharing with us your masonic educations and concerns.

Thank you once again and welcome.

VW Raynor Taroy
District Deputy Grand Master
Masonic District NCR-E

Faith has ever been a source of divisiveness as well as unification of people.
One tends to forget the rift between The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines and the Roman Catholic Church until pulled up short by the news that a prominent citizen, in good standing with civic society, is suddenly barred from Church rites.

Take the case of the late Quezon Governor Rafael Nantes, who because of his status as a freemason and Born Again Christian, was denied a Catholic burial last May; instead, he was buried at a private cemetery at the foot of Mount Banahaw in Lucban. No mass could be officiated in his presence (although his mortal remains could be blessed, and prayers for his soul were encouraged).

In contrast, all civic pomp was observed in the funeral cortege, accorded an honor guard from the military and police. Dignitaries paid their respects, including president-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, and recently retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno. (Incidentally, Mr. Puno is also a freemason, in fact a past Grand Master -- the highest elected legislative officer in a Masonic Lodge -- and may suffer a similar snub from the Church in the future. Currently serving his one-year-term as Grand Master is Gen. Avelino I. Razon, Jr.)

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Filipino Bishop Emilio Marquez of Lucenasaid he denied giving Quezon province Governor Rafael Nantes Catholic burial rites because he was a born-again Christian and a Mason who did not repent.

Canon 1184 states, that Church funeral rites are to be denied to ‘notorious apostates, heretics and schismatics’ unless they showed some signs of repentance before death,” the bishop told UCA News.

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