page_title: Morong, Rizal
section_title: World War I
hierarchical_section_title: Morong, Rizal / History / World War I
caption_attribution_description: English: erected in the town plaza
context_page_description: Morong, officially the Municipality of Morong, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 58,118 people.
  A popular attraction is Spanish-era St. Jerome's Parish Church. The town is also known for featuring the balaw-balaw side dish, as well as for having education as its priority- "Una Ang Edukasyon", that is why during the early-1970s and early-1990s, it became the center of education. Students from different places mostly in the nearby towns of Rizal would come and study in Morong.
context_section_description: The first Filipino to die in World War I was Private Tomas Mateo Claudio, who served with the U.S. Marine Corps as part of the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe. He died in the Battle of Château Thierry in France on June 29, 1918. The Tomas Claudio Memorial College in Morong, which was founded in 1950, was named in his honor. The main street of the town was also named in his honor.
caption: Tomas Claudio Monument
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