The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno has a long prehistory. It was born of the Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine and, in a certain sense, one might say that it began its life with the arrival of the Augustinian Recollects in the 17th century, precisely, May of 1606, when the friars arrived in Manila.

Since that time, the Philippines has always enjoyed a place of privilege in the life of the Order. During more than three centuries, however, all of the religious were Spanish. It was until around 1930 that an interest grew in favor of native vocations. During the subsequent years, houses of formation were opened and, eventually, an abundance of vocations were recruited. Among these institutions, there is the house of theology in Mira-Nila, Quezon City in 1985.

By the beginnings of 1990, it became evident the a creation of a province in the Philippines was imminent. Conditions seemed to favor such a move. A growing number of native vocations with good vocational prospects, an abundance of ministries and a sound economic base were promising signs. The superiors, however, preferred not to precipitate events and opted for a plan of careful preparation.

In 1998, the General Council decided that the time was at hand and permission was sought from the Congregation for Religious to proceed with the creation of the new province. Thus, on the 28th of November, the General Chapter decided that the hour had arrived. The recommendations of the General Council were approved , a province was created and its canonical installation was assigned to the provincial.

The new province under the patronage of St. Ezekiel Moreno received the houses which the Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine held in the Philippines, ministries of Linyuan and Santimen in Taiwan, plus the mission of Sierra Leone.

The province was born with a solid inheritance. There are 120 religious, of whom 118 were Filipinos, 85 priests, 4 brothers, and 25 young professed.