HERITAGE

       The lodge was a dream of WB Rolando P. Delos Santos, PM of MABINI-KALAW Lodge No. 195 and WB RUSTICO C. Miranda of DAPITAN Lodge No. 21, who were among the first master masons of the place. After them knowing the last number awarded during the last ANCOM 2004 held in Cagayan de Oro City, the first organizational meeting was immediately called on May 2, 2004 at Grotto Vista Resort, in SJDM, BULACAN, to form a lodge and to have a chance to get the much coveted no. 357of a lodge! Subsequently meetings were held and brethren from DAPITAN No. 21, Andres BONIFACIO No.199, and brethren from different BULACAN lodges and nearby lodges helped in the organization. On August 21,2004, GM Robert Q. PAGOTAN issued a dispensation, and represented by RW Jaime Y. Gonzales, lead the Institution Rites at MALOLOS Lodge Temple and install WB Rolando P. Delos Santos as Dispensation Master, ABSALON V. SALBORO as Sr. Warden and Jesse M. REVECHO as Junior Warden. The UD Lodge was able to produce 6 master masons during its dispensation period and on the ANCOM of 2005 in TAGAYTAY, was granted the No. 357 by the GLP. On June 22, 2005 the new Grand Master MW HERMOGENES EBDANE Jr. constituted San Jose Del Monte Lodge No. 357 and granted its charter at the Jose Abad Santos Hall of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines and the following officers were installed: WB Rolando P. Delos Santos as Worshipful Master, ABSALON V. SALBORO as Senior Warden, and Bobby ARNEL APOSTOL as Junior Warden. Our newly elected Junior Grand WARDEN and a charter member of the lodge, RW PACIFICO ANIAG Jr. was Guest Speaker.

HERITAGE

       The lodge is named after the city of San Jose Del Monte in BULACAN where it is located, the first city in the province of BULACAN. It is bordered by Caloocan and Quezon City in the South, Rodriguez, Rizal in the East, STA, Maria and MARILAO, BULACAN in the West and NORZAGARAY, BULACAN in the North.