Freemasonry ‘Centennial Walk’ aims to foster healthy and active lifestyle

THE Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masonry of the Philippines had a successful 100th anniversary yesterday following the huge success of the “Centennial Walk” organized by Cebuano socio-civic leader and sportsman VW David “Kuya Boy” Odilao Jr.

The walk started at the Senior Citizens Park in front of the Cebu City Hall  and ended at Plaza Independencia.

For Odilao, who is also a sports patron here in Cebu, the Centennial Walk was a fitting program for his fellow free masons to also highlight not just the celebration of the world renowned group’s centennial anniversary but also foster a healthy and active lifestyle.

“It’s a very successful event and we are very glad that we were able to stage this historic walk even though we only had two weeks to prepare,” said Odilao.

Around 120 free masons mostly composed of officers coming from the five lodges of the Masonic District VII-Central Visayas joined yesterday’s Centennial Walk. The five Masonic lodges were the Orient of Cebu and Bohol  and these include the Dagohoy Lodge of Bohol, Datu Lalu-Lapu of Mactan Island, Maktan Lodge, Mt. Moriah Lodge and Cebu Lodge.

Odilao originally planned a fun run for the centennial celebration but he encountered problems midway through the planning.

Yesterday’s event was also graced by district deputy Grand Master and Very Worshipful (VW) Nicomedes Leonor Jr. while Most Worshipful (MW) Pablo Ko Jr. gave an inspirational message to his fellow Freemasons.  /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL