Article XIII

Article XIII
Transitory Provisions on Accreditation

Section 1. Strict Adherence to the Universal Tenets of Freemasonry. It is with a strong conviction to uphold the universal tenets of Freemasonry, its principles and Ancient Landmarks that the Most Worshipful Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands is formed. It shall be incumbent upon its adherents to exercise utmost care in evaluating petitions of non-constituent lodges for accreditation.

Section 2. Constituent Lodges. Constituent Lodges that are signatories to the Declaration of Independence and those that shall have finalized and submitted their respective resolutions to join the Grand Lodge before or during the first General Assembly on November 25, 2006 shall be considered charter members.

Section 3. Committee on Accreditation. A Committee on Accreditation shall be created to receive and evaluate petition of non-constituent Lodges for accreditation. Its first responsibility shall be to establish well-defined parameters to be used in the process of evaluation giving critical emphasis on moral standards in determining the worthiness of individual master masons included in the roster of members of a Lodge petitioning for accreditation.

Section 4. Accreditation of Non-Constituent Lodges. After the first Grand Assembly of 2006, non-constituent Lodges in good standing may seek membership by submitting to the Committee on Accreditation their petitions for accreditation and comply with other procedural requirements as may be specified, provided that Lodges that were active as original proponents of the Most Worshipful Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands may still be considered as charter members until May 2007.

Section 5. Affiliation. Individual Master Masons in good standing may affiliate with accredited Subordinate Lodges in accordance with the affiliation requirements set by the Committee on Accreditation.