“Today’s gathering is indeed a time to be truly sentimental as we welcome back our Balangiga Bells. “We know fully well that several efforts to return the bells have been made by both America and the Philippines. Two of the three Balangiga bells used to be installed at the F.E. The credit goes to the American people and to the Filipino people, period,” Duterte said. Duterte, 73, bluntly called on Washington in his 2017 State of the Nation Address: “Give us back those Balangiga bells.

Source: Manila Times December 15, 2018 19:52 UTC