The historic bells, first taken by American soldiers as spoils of war in 1901, finally returned to the Philippines over a century later, in 2018. READ:
during his 2017 State of the Nation Address – a request Washington later agreed to, partly to forge a stronger friendship with the Philippines.
Before Duterte, the late former president Fidel Ramos had made the same request to his US counterpart Bill Clinton, to no avail. During her visit, Carlson commemorated the bells as embodying the history of ties between the US and Philippines, Washington’s oldest ally in Asia. “These bells have witnessed the entire arc of history between our countries – from the painful conflict of the early 1900s when we were adversaries to the moment four years ago when they were finally returned to the Filipino people with whom we now stand as friends, partners, and allies,” she said.
Carlson was joined by US Army Colonel Edward Evans during the recent visit. The US envoy also met with Balangiga Mayor Dana Flynch de Lira and parish priests Father Serafin Tybaco and Father Manuel Lunario. Before they were taken from the Philippines, the Balangiga bells tolled in the church of Balangiga town. They were used to signal a historic siege during the Philippine-American War in 1901, where Filipinos killed 48 out of 74 US troops.
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