Villaverde Masonic Lodge holds 44th Public Installation

Benjamin D. Paragas as the Worshipful Master

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. The 44th Public Installation of elected and appointed officers of Villaverde
Masonic Lodge No. 206 was conducted on February 24, 2018 at Highlander Hotel, Solano, Nueva
Vizcaya.

Paragas as the Worshipful Master of Villaverde Masonic Lodge

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. During the 44th Public Installation of Elected and Appointed Officers of Villaverde
Masonic Lodge, Benjamin D. Paragas was installed as the Worshipful Master. He will assume the office
for Masonic Year 2018 to 2019.

Benjamin D. Paragas is at present the Assistant Regional Director of DepED Region 3 (Central Luzon). He
was formerly as the Acting Assistant Regional Director of DepEd Region 2 until he was assigned at DepEd
Region 3. Prior to his assumption to as DepEd Assistant Regional Director, he serves as the Assistant
Division Superintendent of Santiago City then School Division Superintendent in Quirino Province. He
was then re-assigned as Schools Division Superintendent of Nueva Vizcaya.

It was in Nueva Vizcaya where he served as Schools Division Superintendent for more than two years
that his Masonic life started, bloomed and flourished. He was elected Junior Warden in 2016, Senior
warden in 2017 and Worshipful Master for Masonic Year 2018.