Mactan Shrine

The most prominent monuments in Mactan Shrine is a bronze statue of Lapu-Lapu holding a bolo and shield and an obelisk dedicated to Magellan, which was erected in 1866.

The shrine is host to the annual Kadaugan sa Mactan celebration by the Lapu-Lapu City Government. The celebration commemorates the battle for Mactan and is held in the shores near the shrine every April.

Mactan Benito Ebuen Airbase

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Mactan Benito Ebuen Airbase

located at the small island of Mactan, Cebu, Philippines. The base was originally named Mactan Airbase, In June of 1996, Mactan Air Base was renamed Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in honor of former Brigadier General Benito Ebuen, a distinguished former chief of the Air Force who died in a plane crash in 1957 along with then-President Ramon Magsaysay. 

The airbase has schools, elementary (Mactan Airbase Elementary School) Highschool (Pasay City North Highschool) College (Philippine State College of Aeronautics), a playground, a mini-zoo, football field, hospital,  Chapel (Our Lady of Good Voyage).