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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said both the Filipino people and the American people should be credited for the return of the historic Balangiga Bells, as he acknowledged the “long and tedious process” as well as “several efforts” made by his predecessors for the return of the bells 117 years since they were taken as war trophies by American soldiers. During the turn-over ceremony of the bells on Saturday, December 15, at the Balangiga […]
(Eagle News) — United States ambassador Sung Kim said the historic return today of the three Balangiga bells to the Philippines represented the US commitment to “heal a wound that had strained the US-Philippines relationship for too long.” The US military plane carrying the bells are expected to arrive before noon today, Tuesday, December 11, 2018. It had already departed the US Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan this morning. “This morning, a US […]
(Eagle News) – A US Air Force plane bearing the three historic Balangiga bells is set to land today, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Villamor Air Force Base in Pasay City to return the bells taken 117 years ago by US forces as war trophies from a Catholic church in Samar. US Ambassador Sung Kim will lead the turn-over ceremonies of these historic bells back to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte will […]
