Sec. 1. A petitioner for the degrees of Masonry must be a man at least twenty-one (21) years old and for a son of a Mason, eighteen (18) years old with parental consent and support at the time of signing of the petition, freeborn, a believer in God and a future existence, of good moral character, literate, and physically able to conform substantially to what the several degrees require of him and, for those not sons of Masons, have made adequate provision for himself and for his family in case of death.

The father of the 18-year-old petitioner must be a Master Mason in good standing and financially capable or with adequate provision to assist the 18 year old son in the financial requirements for the petition for degrees and membership fee of the lodge” (Edict No. 308 MW Tolentino).