![]() ![]() Prior to evacuating Biak-na-bató the remainder of the insurgent forces under Captain-General Primo de Rivera should send to Biak-na-bató two General of the Spanish Army to be held as hostages by my associates who remained there until I and a few of my compatriots arrived in Hong Kong and the first installment of the money payment (namely, four hundred thousand dollars) was paid to me.The whole of the money was to be paid to me personally, leaving the disposal of the money to my discretion and knowledge of the understanding with my associates and other insurgents.The latter part of February was fixed as the limit of time wherein the surrender of arms should be completed. Having fixed upon Hong Kong as my place of residence, it was agreed that payment of the indemnity of $ MXN800,000 should be made in three installments, namely, $MXN400,000 when all the arms in Biak-na-bató were delivered to the Spanish authorities $MXN200,000 when the arms surrendered amounted to eight hundred stand the final payment to be made when one thousand stand of arms shall have been handed over to the authorities and the Te Deum sung in the Cathedral in Manila as thanksgiving for the restoration of peace. That I would, and any of my associates who desired to go with me, be free to live in any foreign country.1897) Provisions Īccording to General Emilio Aguinaldo, writing in 1899, the principal conditions of the Pact of biak-na-bato were: Emilio Aguinaldo's headquarters at Biak-na-bato (ca. It has pioneered the way for others to follow.A hand-drawn Spanish military map of Gen. ![]() 110 has always cooperated with other civic societies in Cotabato, and has participated in an array of activities and noble endeavors for the benefit of the province. One of the better known Past Masters of the lodge is Secretary of Justice Simeon Datumanong. 156 - all within the provinces of Cotabato. Some members have already gone to that "undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns." Others have joined Kidapawan Lodge No. Eulogio Tablante Public Works Foremanįrom 14 charter members, the roster grew by leaps and bounds. ![]() Mauro Rosauro Assistant Provincial Auditorīro. Edilberto Mendoza Provincial Secretaryīro. Tizon Municipal Judge, Parang, Cotabatoīro. WB Bernardo Bagamaspad Chief Clerk, Provincial 'Treasury WB Jose Burdeos Assistant Provincial Treasurer WB Albino Barlaan Industrial Supervisor of Schools WB Adolfo Cascolan Principal, Cotabato Public High School ![]() WB Dionisio Gutierrez Provincial Governor and Provincial The ceremonies were public and were attended by about three hundred persons, including the most prominent citizens of the province. On July 17, 1934, Deputy Grand Master Samuel Roy Hawthorne, representing Grand Master Manuel Camus and assisted by several Masonic dignitaries, opened a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge at the High School Building in Cotabato, Cotabato and proceeded to constitute Kutang Bato Lodge No. Subsequently, on January 23, 1934, after the lodge had complied with requirements, it was granted a charter by the Grand Lodge. On September 16, 1933, Grand Master Stanton Youngberg issued the requested dispensation and designated Gutierrez to be the Master of the lodge while it worked under dispensation. Everyone agreed to the proposition, so a petition for a dispensation to open a lodge in Cotabato, Cotabato to be named Kutang Bato Lodge was forthwith sent to the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands. In 1933, Dionisio Gutierrez, Governor of the province of Cotabato, invited several Freemasons to a meeting for the purpose of organizing a lodge in the capital town of Cotabato. Kutang Batu thus means "fort of stone." Cotabato was known in the old days as Selangan or Silingan. Bato or Wato, on the other hand, means stone or rock in several Philippine dialects such as Tagalog, Maranaw, Maguindanao, Kapampangan, Bicol, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Ivatan, Sibuhanon, and Samar-Leyte Bisaya. Kuta or Cota is the name given to the strongholds or forts of the Muslims. Kutang Bato is another name for Cotabato. ![]()
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