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Morong, Rizal

Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong (Tagalog: Bayan ng Morong), is a municipality located in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,262 people.

The town is also known for promoting education as its priority, with the vision "Una Ang Edukasyon" (Education First). During the 1970s until the early-1990s, Morong became a center of education with students from nearby towns of Rizal coming to study in the numerous academic institutions situated in the town.

Some popular town attraction are the St. Jerome's Parish Church built in the Spanish Era as well as the featuring side dish called balaw-balaw.

Morong is 28 kilometers (17 mi) from Antipolo and 45 kilometers (28 mi) from Manila.

On January 16, 1572, Captain Juan Maldonado, a trusted officer under Martin de Goiti, a Deputy of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, came to a thriving community by a river while leading a Spanish contingent exploring the areas East of Manila. They named the community, Morón, after a township in Iberia (some site near Santarém, Portugal). This happened almost a year after Martín de Goiti occupied Manila after routing the forces of Rajah Soliman (Sulayman).

The Spaniards found an organized community along both banks of the river but outlying settlements / barangays were in conflict with each other. The barangays were subjugated and the natives Christianized starting 1578 by Franciscan missionaries Juan de Placencia and Diego de Oropesa. They constructed chapels (visitas) attached to a bigger settlement to allow religious and civil administration. Later, this settlement was converted into a pueblo. which they called Pueblo de Moron. Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Binangonan were the visitas under Pueblo de Morong.

Pueblo de Morón was made the provincial capital of the Franciscan Order at that time.

The visita of Pilang separated from Morón and became the independent town of Pililla. Binangonan followed in 1621.

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