Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:45:00 +0000
An insult to the veterans.This was how a local historian described President Duterte’s claim that the CIA was instrumental to the return of Balangiga Bells.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:00:14 +0000
We cannot go back to war anymore in Mindanao,” retired Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. said
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:07:39 +0000
The Bishop and clergy of the diocese of Borongon on Thursday objected to the transfer of one or all of the Balangiga bells to the National Museum saying such effort is a “disrespectful mangling of history.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:33:04 +0000
After making some changes in his schedule, President Rodrigo Duterte will now be able to lead the turnover ceremony of Balangiga Bells in Eastern Samar on Saturday
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:03:20 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte will not be able to attend the turnover of the historic Balangiga bells in Eastern Samar, Malacañang says.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:39:07 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Those interested to see the Balangiga Bells will now have the opportunity to do so starting Wednesday, free of charge.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:22:30 +0000
The residents of this sleepy town in Eastern Samar are just days away from realizing their dream of getting back the bells that had been seized from them as trophies by the Americans 117 years ago.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:34:08 +0000
After 117 years, the Balangiga Bells are finally home, arriving at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Tuesday. The historic return of the famed Balangiga Bells to the…READ
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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:45:26 +0000
“Simbolo ito ng katapangan ng mga Pilipino (This is a symbol of the Filipino bravery).”
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:12:26 +0000
The return of the Balangiga Bells, seized by the Americans as war trophies, was due to the “political will” of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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