Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong (Tagalog: Bayan ng Morong), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,394 people.[3]
Morong | |
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| Municipality of Morong | |
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| Nickname: Bataan's Wild West | |
 Map of Bataan with Morong highlighted | |
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.svg)  Morong Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°40′48″N 120°16′06″E / 14.68°N 120.2683°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Bataan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1607 |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Morong[*] | Cynthia L. Estanislao |
| • Vice Mayor | Leila Linao-Muñoz |
| • Representative | Maria Angela S. Garcia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,488 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 219.20 km2 (84.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 35,394 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,278 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 223.1 million (2020), 86.65 million (2012), 91.85 million (2013), 108.4 million (2014), 127.9 million (2015), 141.5 million (2016), 170.4 million (2017), 173.3 million (2018), 223.8 million (2019), 235.4 million (2021), 333.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 496.9 million (2020), 125.1 million (2012), 117 million (2013), 116.4 million (2014), 169.9 million (2015), 207.8 million (2016), 325.7 million (2017), 357.7 million (2018), 458.4 million (2019), 571.7 million (2021), 664.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 192.1 million (2020), 71.73 million (2012), 69.96 million (2013), 71.95 million (2014), 83.1 million (2015), 91.99 million (2016), 103.8 million (2017), 129.4 million (2018), 144.9 million (2019), 203 million (2021), 240.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2108, 2222 (Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
| Native languages | Mariveleño Tagalog |
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.[5] It is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 65.
History
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In 1607, Morong was officially founded as an ecclesiastical parish by the Augustinian Recollects.[6] as well as being founded by Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed it under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar.[7] Its founding priest was Fr. Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed Morong under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar.[8]
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.[9]
Geography
editAccording to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 219.20 square kilometres (84.63 sq mi) [10] constituting 15.97% of the 1,372.98-square-kilometre- (530.11 sq mi) total area of Bataan.
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 kilometres (32 mi) from Balanga and 175 kilometres (109 mi) from Manila.
Environmental protection
editThe Pawikan Conservation Center is a community-based effort to protect turtles in Morong with a focus on protecting the Olive Ridley species.[11]
Climate
editMorong 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.
| Climate data for Morong | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
17 (0.7) |
211 (8.3) |
509 (20.0) |
711 (28.0) |
1,036 (40.8) |
523 (20.6) |
234 (9.2) |
82 (3.2) |
21 (0.8) |
3,357 (132.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[12] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
editMorong is politically subdivided into 5 barangays.[13] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[14] | |||||
| 030808001 | Binaritan | 16.9% | 5,966 | 5,273 | 1.24% | |
| 030808002 | Mabayo | 13.5% | 4,771 | 4,275 | 1.10% | |
| 030808003 | Nagbalayong | 17.5% | 6,207 | 5,680 | 0.89% | |
| 030808004 | Poblacion | 15.6% | 5,511 | 5,105 | 0.77% | |
| 030808005 | Sabang | 21.0% | 7,446 | 5,838 | 2.46% | |
| Total | 35,394 | 26,171 | 3.06% | |||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][14][16][17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
According to the Spanish Census of the country in 1896, Morong was reported to have 2,797 inhabitants.
In the 2020 census, Morong had a population of 35,394.[3] The population density was 160 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi).
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Morong
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
16.10 2009
20.84 2012
12.67 2015
15.01 2018
9.99 2021
16.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] |
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.[26]
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.[26]
Mining
editMorong has also had some activity in mining. In 1972 it had mining activity from Long Beach Mining Corporation producing magnetite concentrate from beach sands[27] 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.[28]
Economic zone developments
editThe Bataan Technology Park (informally called the "Technopark") is the main zone of the Morong Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), established in March 1997[29] after a previous ecozone which was established under the 1992 Bases Conversion and Development Act.[30]
Government
editLocal government
edit| 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. |
Gallery
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Morong landscape -
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Park and covered court
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Morong | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 1249; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Moron, Province of Bataan, to Morong". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "7 bishops, more than 60 priests expected in Morong Canonical Coronation". 1Bataan. October 10, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "About Morong". www.morong.gov.ph. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "About Morong". www.morong.gov.ph. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 1249". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Province: Bataan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ MORELLA, CECIL (February 29, 2016). "Turtles' vulnerable start to life on Bataan coast". GMA News. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Climate: Morong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal: Morong, Bataan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Bataan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Morong – bataan.gov.ph". Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Morton, Rogers; Falkie, Thomas (1972). Minerals Yearbook, Volume 3. Washington D.C: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. p. 660.
- ^ 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". Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Philippines, Doing Business, Investing in Philippines Guide. Printed: United States of America. International Business Publications. 2018. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-387-56731-7.
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External links
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