Returning the Bells: Full statement by US Ambassador Sung Kim
US Ambassador Sung Kim has issued the following statement to mark the return of the Balangiga Bells today: This morning, a U.S. Air Force plane bearing three historic bells from …
US Ambassador Sung Kim has issued the following statement to mark the return of the Balangiga Bells today: This morning, a U.S. Air Force plane bearing three historic bells from …
The return of Balangiga Bells after 117 years has been described as “the closure of a painful chapter” between the Philippines and US. Speaking during the handover ceremony at Villamor …
President Trump’s invitation to President Duterte to visit the United States still stands, the country’s Embassy in Manila has confirmed. Embassy spokeswoman Molly Koscina issued the response when asked if …
After 117 years, the Balangiga bells will arrive in Manila next week, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has confirmed. All three will be formally handed over by the US at …
The United States has officially handed over two of the Balangiga Bells to the Philippines after more than a century. “This is a very significant event that we have not …
The Balangiga Bells, taken by US forces from the Philippines as war booty in 1901, are expected to be returned in time for Christmas. Dr Rolando Borrinaga of the Committee …
President Duterte said he could never have “good rapport” with the US unless it returned the Balangiga Bells, taken as war booty from Samar in 1901. The president reiterated his …
The US ambassador to the Philippines has backed calls for the return of the Balangiga bells. Speaking today (Tuesday, September 5) ambassador Sung Kim said Washington remained committed to returning …