Morong, Bataan

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Municipality in Bataan, Philippines

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::summary Municipality in Bataan, Philippines ::

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7	Gerson Cathalin C. Garcia
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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

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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 219.20 km2 constituting of the 1,372.98 km2 total area of Bataan.

The municipality is home to Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ; along with Hermosa also in the province of Bataan, and Olongapo and Subic in Zambales), 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 51 km from Balanga and 175 km 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 (Af) with little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November. |width = auto | location = Morong | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30.8 | Feb high C = 31.7 | Mar high C = 33.1 | Apr high C = 34.4 | May high C = 33.6 | Jun high C = 31.8 | Jul high C = 30.8 | Aug high C = 30.1 | Sep high C = 30.7 | Oct high C = 31.5 | Nov high C = 31.4 | Dec high C = 31.0 | Jan mean C = 26.3 | Feb mean C = 26.8 | Mar mean C = 28.0 | Apr mean C = 29.3 | May mean C = 29.3 | Jun mean C = 28.1 | Jul mean C = 27.4 | Aug mean C = 27.0 | Sep mean C = 27.3 | Oct mean C = 27.6 | Nov mean C = 27.4 | Dec mean C = 26.8 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 21.9 | Feb low C = 21.9 | Mar low C = 22.9 | Apr low C = 24.3 | May low C = 25.0 | Jun low C = 24.5 | Jul low C = 24.1 | Aug low C = 24.0 | Sep low C = 23.9 | Oct low C = 23.8 | Nov low C = 23.4 | Dec low C = 22.6 |rain colour= green |Jan rain mm=5 |Feb rain mm=4 |Mar rain mm=4 |Apr rain mm=17 |May rain mm=211 |Jun rain mm=509 |Jul rain mm=711 |Aug rain mm=1036 |Sep rain mm=523 |Oct rain mm=234 |Nov rain mm=82 |Dec rain mm=21 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/767866/ |title = Climate: Morong |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date = 27 October 2020}}

Barangays

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

Demographics

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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 {{sigfig|37,024/219.20|2}} PD/km2.

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 (informally called the "Technopark") is the main zone of the Morong Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), 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 (SBMA).

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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Term	Mayor	Vice Mayor
1901-1903	Salvador Linao	n.a.
1903-1905	Mariano Sulangi	n.a.
1905-1907	Hermogenes Ramos	n.a.
1908-1909	Salvador Linao	n.a.
1910-1912	Nicolas Mangalindan	n.a.
1912-1916	Salvador Linao	n.a.
1916-1919	Pablo Sulangi	Facundo Angeles
1919-1922	Facundo Angeles	Nicolas Mangalindan
1922-1925	Melencio S. Batol	Prudencio Mangalindan
1925-1928	Cirilo Z. Paguio	Gaudencio Mangalindan
1928-1931	Gaudencio Mangalindan	Melencio Batol
1931-1934	Anselmo Calma	Petronilo Dizon
1934-1937	Claudio Pastelero	Pedro Corpuz
1938-1941	Buenaventura Linao	Juan Paguio
1941-1942	Estanislao Angeles	Juan Paguio
1942-1945	Florentino Bugay	none
1945-1946	Ambrosio Guzman	none
1946-1947	Buenaventura Linao	Juan Llenarez
1948-1951	Isidoro G. Sulangi	Ambrosio Guzman
1952-1955	Lorenzo E. Gonzales	Primo Valdez
1956-1959	Julian V. Ramos	n.a.
1960-1963	Julian V. Ramos	n.a.
1964-1967	Antonio Calimbas	n.a.
1968-1971	Venancio Vicedo	n.a.
1972-1976	Norberto S. Linao Sr.	n.a.
1976-1979	Norberto S. Linao Sr.	n.a.
1979-1980	Antonio S. Calimbas	n.a.
1980-1986	Antonio S. Calimbas	n.a.
1986-1988	Armando Quimlat	n.a.
1988-1992	Armando Quimlat	n.a.
1992-1995	Bienvenido Vicedo Sr.	n.a.
1995-1998	Catalino Calimbas	_________de Leon
1998-2001	Norberto G. Linao Jr.	Rosalinda Quimlat
2001-2004	Norberto G. Linao Jr.	Pablito Bugay
2004-2007	Norberto G. Linao Jr.	Pablito Bugay
2007-2010	Cynthia Linao-Estanislao,	Jose Calma
2010-2013	Cynthia Linao-Estanislao	Bienvenido Vicedo Jr.
2013-2016	Jorge Estanislao.	Bienvenido Vicedo Jr.
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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

Binaritan Elementary School
Facundo Angeles Memorial Elementary School
Joyous Kiddie Learning Center
Mabayo Elementary School
Maranatha Christian Academy
Minanga Elementary School
Morong Elementary School
Nagbalayong Elementary School
Our Lady of the Pillar Parochial School
Panibatuhan Elementary School

Secondary schools

Kanawan Integrated School
Morong National High School
Morong National High School - Annex (Mabayo)
Nagbalayong National High School
Sampaloc Integrated School

Gallery

References

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(2018-10-10). "7 bishops, more than 60 priests expected in Morong Canonical Coronation".
"About Morong".
"Republic Act No. 1249".
"Republic Act No. 1249; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Moron, Province of Bataan, to Morong". LawPH.com.
MORELLA, CECIL. (29 February 2016). "Turtles' vulnerable start to life on Bataan coast". GMA News.
"Morong – bataan.gov.ph".
(1972). "Minerals Yearbook, Volume 3". UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
http://region3.mgb.gov.ph/mgb_roIII_files/pdf/Mining_Permits_and_Contracts/December_2017/Exploration-Permit.pdf (See Entry 29)
"Bataan Technological Park, Inc. (BTPI) – Invest in Bataan".
(2018). "Philippines, Doing Business, Investing in Philippines Guide". International Business Publications.
(January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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