Luna, Isabela


Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna, is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.

History

Luna was formerly known as Antatet. The town's name was changed to Luna on June 8, 1951 by virtue of Republic Act No. 633. The municipality celebrates the Bato Arts festival during the 2014 Bambanti Festival.

Geography

Luna is situated from the provincial capital Ilagan, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Luna is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
  • Bustamante
  • Centro 1
  • Centro 2
  • Centro 3
  • Concepcion
  • Dadap
  • Harana
  • Lalog 1
  • Lalog 2
  • Luyao
  • Macañao
  • Macugay
  • Mambabanga
  • Pulay
  • Puroc
  • San Isidro
  • San Miguel
  • Santo Domingo
  • Union Kalinga

    Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Luna, was 21,015 people, with a density of.

Economy

Government

Local government

As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials at the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.
The Municipality of Luna is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly by the people in elections held every three years.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Elected officials

PositionName
District RepresentativeFaustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III
Municipal MayorAdrian Leandro P. Tio
Municipal Vice-MayorLelamen R. Soingco
Municipal CouncilorsLeslie G. Tan
Municipal CouncilorsVicente T. Perez III
Municipal CouncilorsAllan John A. Perez
Municipal CouncilorsPanchito M. Pua
Municipal CouncilorsPilar M. Cabacungan
Municipal CouncilorsJerry J. Rivera
Municipal CouncilorsBayani L. Agustin
Municipal CouncilorsEisenhower U. Baysac

Congress representation

Luna, belonging to the fifth legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III.

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the Department [of Education (Philippines)|DepEd] in Cagayan Valley region. Luna Schools District office governs the public elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools