ARTICLE III

Creation, Composition and Authority of District Temple of Harmony

SECTION 1. Establishment of District Temple of Harmony. - the Center shall establish Mediation Centers in the different Masonic Districts within this Grand Jurisdiction, to be headed by the District Deputy Grand Master.

SECTION 2. Election of members of District Temple of Harmony. - Every Lodge, within a Masonic District, shall elect, by a majority vote of the brethren present during a Stated Meeting of the Lodge, a Harmony Officer who has the following qualifications:

a. A Past Master of the Lodge electing him; b. Is willing and has time to serve as Harmony Officer; c. Possesses a deep sense of objectivity and fairness; d. Independent-minded; and e. Creative in finding solutions to disputes.

SECTION 4. Term of Office of Harmony Officers - The first Harmony Officers elected by each Lodge shall have a term of office up to end of December, 2006 and, thereafter, the Harmony Officers shall be elected for a term of three (3) years. The District Deputy Grand Master shall immediately inform the Masonic Mediation Center in Manila, of the names, addresses and contact numbers of the Harmony Officers elected by the different Lodges in the Masonic District within this jurisdiction.

The Harmony Officers elected by the Lodges within a Masonic District shall compose the Board of District Temple of Harmony, with the District Deputy Grand Master as the Chairman.

SECTION 5. Role of the District Deputy Grand Master - The District Deputy Grand Master (DDGM) shall exert his best efforts to resolve the dispute among Masons in his District. When such best efforts should fail, the District Deputy Grand Master shall give the disputing parties the option to refer their dispute to the Masonic Temple of Harmony.