Morong

Morong was an administrative division of the Philippines that existed as a politico-military district created out of parts of the provinces of Tondo and Laguna on February 23, 1853, by a decree of the Superior Gobierno, composing Morong, Pililla, Tanay, Baras, Binangonan, Jalajala, Angono and Cardona from Laguna; and Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay from Tondo. The offices were housed at a building now known as Comandancia. Its first military governor was Francisco Turrentigue. Creation of the District Three years after the issuance of Royal Decree of Spain in 1844, provincial organizations were reclassified into provinces, districts, and politico-military units. At that time, the province of Tondo had religious jurisdiction over Pueblo de Morong and Laguna over all governmental, commercial, industrial and social affairs. In 1853, the district was created out of such provinces as the Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo. In order to debunk the misconception that its capital was the town of San Mateo in the province of Tondo, it was later renamed to Distrito de Morong in 1857, after its capital town of Morong, located at the shore of Laguna de Bay, with villages under the supervision of the Franciscans. Pueblos of Distrito de Morong The following is a list of the pueblos or towns comprising Distrito de Morong. On February 11, 1879, the creation of the town of Teresa was approved, merging the four former sitios of the town of Morong, namely, Santa Rosa, Prinza, Pantay and Buhangin.