<P> The building was originally constructed in 1914 as a clubhouse for German migrants . During World War I, the clubhouse was leased to YMCA . In 1919, it was sold to the Plaridel Temple Association, an exclusive corporation of Masons . The Plaridel Masonic Temple property was handed to the Grand Lodge of the Philippines Islands in 1937 and had it improved a year after during the incumbency of Justice Jose Abad Santos, the Grandmaster . </P> <P> During World War II, the temple was occupied by Japanese forces and got damaged, by fire, during the battle for the liberation of Manila in 1945 . It was rebuilt in 1948 . Unfortunately in 2000, the temple, including the relics of Freemasonry in the Philippines, were destroyed by fire . It was reconstructed and the new building was formally inaugurated in 2006 . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Historical Marker </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Centennial Gate Marker </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Main Portal </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Historical Marker </P> </Li>

Grand lodge of the philippines manila metro manila