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Grand Master Visits Brethren in Government
GLAD TIDINGS FROM THE GLP
MW Agapito S. Suan, Jr. visits the Brethren in Government Service
By VW Charles G. Agar, PDGL / TCT Photo-journalist
The Philippine Senate
The Grand Master paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Senate last September 29, 2020, where he was fraternally received by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Castelo Sotto III and Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. Angara.
Brother Tito Sotto was raised in Andres Bonifacio Lodge No.199 on June 22, 1990, and on April 13, 2021, was conferred the rank of Honorary Past Junior Grand Warden with the title of Right Worshipful by Virtue of Edict 341 – MW Suan. (All Edicts by the immediate Past Grand Master was approved during the 104th Annual Communications in April 22.)
Brother Sonny was raised at Pangarap Masonic Lodge No.448 on February 19, 2019, where he is currently serving as Senior Warden.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
A courtesy call in the diplomatic office was in order for MW Suan on December 05, 2019. Awaiting him was the DFA Secretary himself, Teodoro "Teddy Boy" L. Locsin, Jr. The brother diplomat is a member of Jacobo Zobel Memorial Lodge No.202 where he was awarded LifeMembership by Longevity in 2010. His older sibling, MW Enrique L. Locsin, PGM is the 82nd Grand Master during the time of the Philippine Centennial Celebration in 1998.
MW Suan, was also accommodated by ASec Generoso DG Calonge at the DFA were he was Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs. A seasoned career diplomat, Bro. Gen-
