Rodrigo de San Miguel who placed Morong under the protection of the Our Lady of the Pillar.

[6] 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.

Morong is bounded by Dinalupihan to the northeast, Hermosa and Orani to the east, and province of the Zambales to the north.

Poverty incidence of Morong Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] 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.

Industries targeted for development are the manufacturing of component parts or assembly operations.

[27] The Bataan Technology Park (informally called the "Technopark") is the main zone of the Morong Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), established in March 1997[28] after a previous ecozone which was established under the 1992 Bases Conversion and Development Act.