The 20-foot structure, dedicated to those who died when the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crashed in Mt. Sumagaya, has now become one of the attractions of the newly-inaugurated Misamis Oriental tourism complex and botanical garden. The tourist destination was inaugurated in time for the 23rd anniversary of the plane crash on Feb. 2, 2021. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Misamis Oriental adds attraction to Flight 387 shrine with tourism complex
What was remembered as a place of death and tragedy in a mountainous area in Misamis Oriental will now become a thriving tourist destination after the provincial government converted a parcel of land near the Cebu Pacific Flight 5J387 crash site into a tourism complex and botanical garden.