The 9th IGLPI Annual Grand Assembly was held from November 27 to 29, 2014 at Victoriaville Clubhouse in Bacoor City, Cavite. It started with a seminar on Leadership and Lodge Management, followed by a planning workshop for lodge officers. Parallel to this was the deliberation of the Panel of Peers and the Council of Elders for qualified nominees for the position of Junior Grand Warden. In the plenary session held the following day November 28, the assembly ratified a measure adopted from the resolutions submitted by Bagong Ilaw Lodge No 6 and passed by the Legislative Council regarding the management of electronic media by lodges. The legislation mandates the official appointment of a Web Administrator and its classification as a special appointive position in the lodge; the creation of a Webmasters Bureau to oversee media management and the formulation of protocol, regulatory measures and code of conduct in the use of social media for members. The annual budget was also approved.
The Installed Masters’ degree was conferred in the morning of November 29. Election and installation of grand officers was held in the afternoon. Elected were MW Ruben Romanes, Grand Master; RW Reynaldo Generillo, Deputy Grand Master; RW Bayani Leoncio, Senior Grand Warden; RW Rae Jarder, Junior Grand Warden; MWB Amorico Alvarez, Grand Secretary; RW Reuben Vidallon, Grand Treasurer and RW Venancio Cuvin, Grand Auditor, pro-tem, pending an election and installation of a new lodge Secretary for his lodge. They were installed by MWB Javier del Rosario, immediate Past Grand Master with VW Fernando Calica as Installing Grand Marshal. A past Grand Master’s ring was presented to MWB Javier del Rosario, immediate Past Grand Master by MWB Nicolas Ricafrente, PGM.
The Grand Master’s night was highlighted by the Ceremony of Seven Toasts presided over by RW Rae Jarder, Junior Grand Warden and an entertainment program presented by the Ladies of IGLPI.
The Installed Masters’ degree was conferred in the morning of November 29. Election and installation of grand officers was held in the afternoon. Elected were MW Ruben Romanes, Grand Master; RW Reynaldo Generillo, Deputy Grand Master; RW Bayani Leoncio, Senior Grand Warden; RW Rae Jarder, Junior Grand Warden; MWB Amorico Alvarez, Grand Secretary; RW Reuben Vidallon, Grand Treasurer and RW Venancio Cuvin, Grand Auditor, pro-tem, pending an election and installation of a new lodge Secretary for his lodge. They were installed by MWB Javier del Rosario, immediate Past Grand Master with VW Fernando Calica as Installing Grand Marshal. A past Grand Master’s ring was presented to MWB Javier del Rosario, immediate Past Grand Master by MWB Nicolas Ricafrente, PGM.
The Grand Master’s night was highlighted by the Ceremony of Seven Toasts presided over by RW Rae Jarder, Junior Grand Warden and an entertainment program presented by the Ladies of IGLPI.