Municipal Profile of Luna, La Union Approximately 297 kilometers away from Manila which corresponds to a six and a half hour driving, this coastal town can be reached via the Bacnotan – Luna – Balaoan Provincial Road. Jeepneys located near the San Fernando City Public Market serve the commuters as early as six in the morning until seven in the evening. Travelers who are riding buses plying the Manila – Ilocos – Route can get off at Balaoan Town Crossing and take tricycles which ply 24 hours a day bound for Luna. For souvenir items, visitors can pick colorful pebbles of different sizes and shapes of their choice along the beach where the Baluarte Tower stands after more than three centuries. Serving as an observation post during the Spanish Era against marauding Moro, Chinese, and Japanese Pirates, the tower has become a favorite subject of photographers. Visitors can also buy religious items beside the Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church where our Lady of Namacpacan is enshrined. Visitors can also draw water coming from a well at the side of the church which is believed to be miraculous. A visit to this enchanting town can never be completed without a taste of its local Bibingka, generously served with egg and cheese. Built in 1915, its Municipal Hall was recently improved and restored to maintain its antique stature. Its grounds also underwent landscaping and massive lighting to jive with Spanish- inspired Architecture of Luna. The town’s original name is Namacpacan, an Iloco word that means “one who had given food” due to the generosity of locals in sharing their food with travelers going north during the Spanish times. On October 18, 1906, during the incumbency of Gov. Joaquin Luna and Namacpacan Mayor Primitivo Resurreccion Novicio, the name of the town was changed to Luna by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 1543. The change was based on the request of the Municipal Council which was subsequently approved and endorsed by the Provincial Board of La Union, in honor of Doña Laureana Novicio Luna, a native of the locality and mother of the famous Luna brothers, Antonio the General and Juan the Painter. With the booming and existence of various tourism industries in the municipality, we, therefore, considered that tourism plays a very significant role and a key indicator of bringing into a reality that Luna will become a center of growth and development as it continuous to expand more and more of its commerce and industry making it a potential haven of tourism in the northern part of the province. Below is the map of Luna emphasizing the location of the tourist sites.