Senate thanks US for return of Balangiga Bells

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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate expressed its gratitude to the United States for the return of the Balangiga Bells after more than a century since the American soldiers took the three bells from Balangiga town in Eastern Samar.

The chamber adopted Senate Resolution No. 653, which expresses the Senate’s profound gratitude to the U.S. “for the return of the Balangiga bells, and recognizes the gargantuan efforts of those who facilitated its return.”

“[T]he Balangiga bells are of historical and cultural significance not just to the people of Balangiga but to the country as well, with one having been used to signal the surprise attack that handed the Americans one of its biggest …

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