Morong, Bataan


Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong, is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.

History

In 1607, Morong was officially founded as an ecclesiastical parish by the Augustinian Recollects who placed the town under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar. Its founding priest was Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel.
On June 10, 1955, with the understanding of the Spanish language waning in most of the Philippines and with Moron having an unfortunate meaning in English, the town was renamed Morong by virtue of Republic Act No. 1249.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Bataan.
The municipality is home to Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, and the former Philippine Refugee Processing Center. Morong was formerly known as Moron. It is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 65.
Morong is bounded by Dinalupihan to the northeast, Hermosa and Orani to the east, and province of the Zambales to the north. Olongapo City is located directly north of Morong, accessible via SBMA–Olongapo Access Road through Rizal Highway to Aguinado Road or Security Road to East 14th Street. It is from Balanga and from Manila.

Environmental protection

The Pawikan Conservation Center is a community-based effort to protect turtles in Morong with a focus on protecting the Olive Ridley species.

Climate

Morong has a tropical monsoon climate with little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.

Barangays

Morong is politically subdivided into 5 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

According to the Spanish Census of the country in 1896, Morong was reported to have 2,797 inhabitants.
In the 2024 census, Morong had a population of 37,024 people. The population density was.

Economy

Existing industries in Morong include mango/cashew production as well as vinegar making from nipa palm nuts and the production of basketry using jungle vines.
There is some variety of developments intended for Morong. Industries targeted for development are the manufacturing of component parts or assembly operations. In addition, there are plans to establish convention centers, exhibit halls, golf course and clubs, entertainment and leisure and sports centers, hotels, beach resorts and meditation centers.

Mining

Morong has also had some activity in mining. In 1972 it had mining activity from Long Beach Mining Corporation producing magnetite concentrate from beach sands and in 2017 there was headway into opening 709.6 hectares of land to Gandara minerals and development corporation in order to mine basalt and other associated minerals.

Economic zone developments

The Bataan Technology Park is the main zone of the Morong Special Economic Zone, established in March 1997 after a previous ecozone which was established under the 1992 Bases Conversion and Development Act. Aside from Bataan Technology Park, parts of the municipality are also covered by Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone under Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Government

Local government

TermMayorVice Mayor
1901-1903Salvador Linaon.a.
1903-1905Mariano Sulangin.a.
1905-1907Hermogenes Ramosn.a.
1908-1909Salvador Linaon.a.
1910-1912Nicolas Mangalindann.a.
1912-1916Salvador Linaon.a.
1916-1919Pablo SulangiFacundo Angeles
1919-1922Facundo AngelesNicolas Mangalindan
1922-1925Melencio S. BatolPrudencio Mangalindan
1925-1928Cirilo Z. PaguioGaudencio Mangalindan
1928-1931Gaudencio MangalindanMelencio Batol
1931-1934Anselmo CalmaPetronilo Dizon
1934-1937Claudio PasteleroPedro Corpuz
1938-1941Buenaventura LinaoJuan Paguio
1941-1942Estanislao AngelesJuan Paguio
1942-1945Florentino Bugaynone
1945-1946Ambrosio Guzmannone
1946-1947Buenaventura LinaoJuan Llenarez
1948-1951Isidoro G. SulangiAmbrosio Guzman
1952-1955Lorenzo E. GonzalesPrimo Valdez
1956-1959Julian V. Ramosn.a.
1960-1963Julian V. Ramosn.a.
1964-1967Antonio Calimbasn.a.
1968-1971Venancio Vicedon.a.
1972-1976Norberto S. Linao Sr.n.a.
1976-1979Norberto S. Linao Sr.n.a.
1979-1980Antonio S. Calimbasn.a.
1980-1986Antonio S. Calimbasn.a.
1986-1988Armando Quimlatn.a.
1988-1992Armando Quimlatn.a.
1992-1995Bienvenido Vicedo Sr.n.a.
1995-1998Catalino Calimbas_________de Leon
1998-2001Norberto G. Linao Jr.Rosalinda Quimlat
2001-2004Norberto G. Linao Jr.Pablito Bugay
2004-2007Norberto G. Linao Jr.Pablito Bugay
2007-2010Cynthia Linao-Estanislao,Jose Calma
2010-2013Cynthia Linao-EstanislaoBienvenido Vicedo Jr.
2013-2016Jorge Estanislao.Bienvenido Vicedo Jr.

Education

The Morong Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

Secondary schools