As a preparation for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, the Mactan Shrine park in Lapu-Lapu City was renovated.
[7] The groundbreaking ceremony for the Lapulapu Memorial Shrine and Museum was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[8][9] The Lapulapu Memorial Shrine and Museum would be built along the shore of Barangay Mactan with the structure extending over water.
[1] The structure's roof is made to resemble a sakayan, to signify the Philippines' "common maritime heritage".
However President Rodrigo Duterte made his stance known that Lapulapu's statue should be taller than 30-meter (98 ft) Magellan Monument.