Three war-trophy church bells seized by U.S. troops more than a century ago were returned to the Philippines Tuesday morning, according to reports, following the controversial decision to repatriate ...

A century and 17 years after they were taken by American soldiers as war booty, the Balangiga bells are finally back home. I was very honored to witness history unfolding as the US Air Force C-130 ...

After a 117-year hiatus, the iconic church bells of a central Philippines town will ring in the country once again, ending one of the most contentious quarrels between the United States and the ...

WASHINGTON --When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sits down for his first face-to-face bilateral meeting with President Trump on Monday in Manila, he is expected to come to the table with an ...

An American flag flutters as three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago arrive on December 11, 2018, in Pasay City. American occupation troops took the bells ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Balangiga Bells were flown to Eastern Samar on Friday morning, ahead of its official turnover to the church where it was taken by American forces 117 years ago. A C-130 cargo ...

What matters most to us, Filipinos, is not really the material value of the bells that were taken from us 117 years ago. It is rather the deeper meaning, the far-reaching implication and the great ...

The bells which have been at the front of decades of diplomatic negotiations between the US and the Philippines are finally on the verge of coming home. This comes after a decision made by the US ...

After waiting more than a century for the United States to return a trio of church bells looted during the Philippine-American war, a Catholic parish on the Philippines island of Samar will finally be ...

During the Philippine-American War, U.S. troops seized three bells as war trophies. Now the U.S. has flown them back. U.S. Returns Balangiga Church Bells To The Philippines After More Than A Century ...

MANILA, Philippines — Three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago were returned to the Philippines on Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...