BRIEF HISTORY OF ILIGAN LODGE NO. 207, F & AM

In the 1970s, the membership of Maranaw Lodge No. 111, F & AM, experienced such phenomenal growth that a good number of brethren saw the opportunity of establishing new Masonic Lodges, the better to propagate the teachings of Masonry.  Masonic travel for those who aspire to scale its heights could then be opened for the aspirants.  With this objective in mind, a petition was filed by a number of Maranaw Lodge No. 111 members.   On April 26, 2975, a new lodge named Iligan Lodge No. 207, F & AM, was constituted and granted charter.

The Charter Lights were as follows :

              Worshipful Master            VW Gerardo B. Padilla, PDDGM
              Senior Warden                  WB Juan B. Escarda, PM
              Junior Warden                   VW Moises F. Dalisay, Sr., PDDGM

It is worth remembering the names of the Brethren who signed the petition for the new lodge.  There were 38 Charter Members listed in the By-Laws of Iligan Lodge No. 207, namely :

1.  Bro. Lucas E. Abucay  (†)
2.  Bro. Toribio Abucay
3.  WB Henry K. Ang, PM (†)
4.  Bro. Rolando A. Anecito (†)
5.  Bro. Victor Bacalso
6.  WB Wilfredo R. Bacareza, PM
7.  WB Mansur D. Baulo, PM (†)
8.  Bro. Pedro F. Belcina
9.  VW Aniceto B. Belisario, PDDGM (†)
10.  Bro. Menaros S. Boransing
11.  WB Olympio W. Chiu, PM (†)
12.  WB Moises F. Dalisay, Sr., PM (†)
13.  VW Henry C. Dy, PM
14.  Bro. Gregorio R. Emperado (†)
15.  WB Camilo  G. Empleo, PM (†)
16.  WB Juan B. Escarda, PM (†)
17.  Bro. Manuel S. Gaite (†)
18.  WB Nathaniel Gorospe, PM
19.  Bro. Vicente S. Handumon (†)
20.  Bro. Venancio K. Kuan, PM (†)
21.  WB Salvador Ll. Laya, PM (†)
22.  Bro. Benjamin M. Legaspi (†)
23.  WB Glicerio A. Lim, Sr., PM (†)
24.  Bro. Ignacio Maligad
25.  Bro. Eduardo Maruhom (†)
26.  Bro. George C. Miras
27.  Bro. Perfector O. Mutuc (†)
28.  WB Gerardo B. Padilla, PM (†)
29.  Bro. Tarciano B. Pallones (†)
30.  Bro. Domingo Quirong (†)
31.  WB Benigno P. Reyes, PM (†)
32.  WB Gervacio Riconalia, PM (†)
33.  WB Voltaire I. Rovira
34.  WB Larmingo M. Tam, PM (†)
35.  Bro. Bernardo S. Tantoco
36.  Bro. Lim Ling Te
37.  Bro. Tomas C. Villanueva (†)
38.  Bro. Osmundo S. Waga, Jr.

To these Charter Members, we owe the birth of Iligan Lodge No. 207, F & AM.