I posted this article in my fb page on December 11, 2018 after the bells of Balangiga were returned by the Americans after 117 years. Thank you former President Rodrigo Duterte for demanding for the bells return...
"It finally happened after 117 years. The Balangiga Bells are home at last!
The bells became spoils of war and were brought to the United States when the Americans retaliated after some troops were killed by Filipinos in what is known in history as the Balangiga Massacre.
I have written three articles for Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition) Series 1 and 2 that featured the Balangiga Massacre.
Together with the Filipino nation, I am thankful that the waiting is over. The bells have arrived today! (12.11.18)"
Photo credit: ABS-CBN News Online and GMA News
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