BALANGIGA, EASTERN SAMAR — Hers was the voice that sounded loud as the bells that the American invaders took away. But the role of Casiana Nacionales, the only woman to join that daring surprise attack against American soldiers on Sept. 28, 1901, has been largely overlooked, until fairly recently. Tease from cousinThe latest movie about that historic episode, “Balangiga: Howling Wilderness” by Khavn de la Cruz, does not mention Nacionales at all. “Hers is the face of Casiana Nacionales, the Geronima of Balangiga,” Apostol said on her Facebook fan page. Nacionales, the pious heroine and freedom fighter of Balangiga, remained unmarried and died on May 11, 1953, according to the town registry.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2018 21:22 UTC