Morong, Rizal
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| Municipality of Morong | |
[[Image: |250px|none|Map of Rizal showing the location of Morong]]Map of Rizal showing the location of Morong |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | CALABARZON |
| Province | Rizal |
| Districts | 2nd districts of Rizal |
| Barangays | 8 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Joseph T. Buenaventura (NPC) |
| - Vice Mayor | Emil F. Condez (NPC) |
| - Governor of Rizal | Casimiro A. Ynares III (NPC) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 42,489 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Website: Official Website of Morong, Rizal | |
Morong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,489 people in 8,988 households. A popular attraction is Spanish-era St. Jerome's Parish Church. The town is also known for featuring the balaw-balaw side dish.
[edit] Barangays
Morong is politically subdivided into 8 barangays with 3 situated in the poblacion.
- Bombongan
- Caniogan-Calero-Lanang
- Lagundi
- Maybancal
- San Guillermo (see below)
- San Jose (Pob.)
- San Juan (Pob.)
- San Pedro (Pob.)
[edit] San Guillermo
San Guillermo is one of the eight barangays in Morong. Formerly known as Calumpang, It was later renamed San Guillermo. San Guillermo borders the towns of Binangonan, Angono and Teresa. San Guillermo is a farming community with a population of 6,522 and 1,377 total dwellings. While majority in the barrio depend on farming as a livelihood, many others are engaged in businesses like garment industry, poultry and piggery.
San Isidro Labrador is the patron Saint of San Guillermo, a feast in his honor is celebrated annually the 15th of May. In 2005, the small chapel of San Isidro Labrador became a full pledge Parish covering parts of Teresa, Rizal Barangay Bombongan and sitios of barangay Maybancal in Morong.
The first wave of San Guillermo immigrants to America came zin the early 1900s. San Guillermo natives living in California maintain their cultural heritage by hosting a gathering on Memorial Day in celebration of feast of patron saint San Isidro Labrador. Most San Guillermo natives live in the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the feast is alternately celebrated in both cities since its conception in 1979.
Maybancal
A Baranggay in Morong Rizal, Located in the east of the town. The main industries are, Farming, Textile Manufacturing and Food Industry. There are about 8709 people live in this area and the ratio of men to women is 1:2. Criminality rate is 20%, it is considerably peaceful, since the perpetrators of crime are strangers.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Morong, Rizal
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
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