The Filipino Masons did not get and were not given a chance to put up their own Grand Lodge because of their subservience to Spain. They saw their chance after the revolution but their republic was short lived because of the invasion by the Americans. When Spain ceded the country to the U.S. all hopes were lost. American Masons followed the American doctrine of ownership of war spoils and claimed the Philippines as their own territory.
It is unfortunate that GLP continues to subscribe to the idea of exclusive territorial jurisdiction which was not observed during the Spanish regime in the country. In fact this doctrine imbedded in the Constitution was purely an American imposition.
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