Mount Manunggal is the third-highest peak in the island of

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after Osmena Peak and Lugsangan Peak. It is located in

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Magsaysay in

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province, rising above sea level. It is the site of the crash of the presidential plane ''Mt. Pinatubo'' which killed President Ramon Magsaysay and twenty-four others on March 17, 1957. An annual trek is held here to commemorate his death. The site is accessible through many trails but the trail from Tagba-o and at Cantipla in Tabunan,

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is the main route from which the yearly Pres. Ramon Magsaysay Death Anniversary Climb is held.

Geography

History

Mount Manunggal is within the

Central Cebu Protected Landscape The Central Cebu Protected Landscape (CCPL) is a protected area located in the mountains and drainage basins of central Cebu in the Philippines. The CCPL covers what used to be known as the Central Cebu National Park, Buhisan Dam, Mananga Wat ...

and is protected by ''Republic Act 9486'', otherwise known as the “Central Cebu Protected Landscape Act”; which also covers the Mananga-Kotkot-Lusaran river system, the Sudlon National Park and the watersheds of Buhisan, Mananga and Lusaran.

Minerals

The trail to Mount Manunggal from the jump-off point at the river that separates

from

is quite steep and could be achieved in about four (4) to seven (7) hours for first-timers, depending upon your physical conditioning, and about two (2) to three (3) hours to those who are now very familiar with its terrain. The trail to Mount Manunggal from Tagba-o is absent of forest canopies and wildlife and traverses through many upland farms planted with

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es,

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garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Allium fistulosum, Welsh onion and Allium chinense, Chinese onion. It is native to South A ...

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s, etc. It is wide enough to let two persons pass by each other at its narrowest part and there are no prominent barriers which impede movement save for the lack of shady areas to rest from the penetrating heat of the sun.

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abound within the foot of the mountain like rivers, springs and waterfalls. A cool spring near the campsite gives visitors relief from thirst and its water volume never lessens even in extreme drought and El Niño conditions.

Monument

At the campsite, the monument to President Magsaysay and the cylinder block of one of the ''Pinatubos engines remind visitors of the historical value of Manunggal in Philippine history. A chapel, erected nearby during the height of a communist insurgency in the 1980s, guides the local inhabitants' spiritual yearning.http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/06/mt-manunggal-1003.html The Monument of Ramon Magsaysay in the Mount Manunggal On April 24, 2012, the crash site was declared a National Historical Landmark by the

National Historical Commission of the Philippines The National Historical Commission of the Philippines ( fil, Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas, abbreviated NHCP) is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is "the promotion of Philippine history and cultural herita ...

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