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Panelo on Balangiga ceremony 'incident': Not Duterte's style
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says President Rodrigo Duterte could not have been involved in telling priests to leave the venue of the Balangiga Bells handover
Borongan diocese claims priests in Balangiga Bells turnover asked to leave
In a Facebook post, the Diocese of Borongan says President Rodrigo Duterte 'only wants [Archbishop Romulo] Valles to be in the area'
Duterte thanks Americans for returning Balangiga Bells
'The credit goes to the American people and to the Filipino people. Period,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Joy as U.S.-seized bells ring again on Philippine soil
(UPDATED) Residents of Balangiga welcome the return of the bells that symbolized the Philippines' dark past and long struggle for independence
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Balangiga Bells back in Eastern Samar for handover
The historic Balangiga Bells arrive in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, to be transported to the town of Balangiga for the formal handover rites on December 15
Duterte: No one should take credit for return of Balangiga Bells
'The return of the bells [was] upon the demand of the Filipino people,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Church hits bid to put one Balangiga bell in National Museum
'They belong in the church, not in a museum,' says the Catholic Church in Borongan, which owns the historic Balangiga Bells
Balangiga Bells on display on December 12, 13
PRESS RELEASE: The Balangiga Bells are available for public viewing on December 12 and 13 at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum
'Indescribable feeling,' says descendant of Filipino who rang Balangiga bell in 1901
‘The bells are heirlooms from our ancestors,’ says Nemesio Duran. He claims to be a descendant of the Filipino guerrilla fighter who rang the bell in 1901 to signal the historic attack against Americans in Balangiga, Eastern Samar.
Balangiga Bells' homecoming: 'Time for healing and closure'
'Now they are home.... It is a time for healing. It is a time for closure,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
Balangiga Bells back in the Philippines
(UPDATED) The Balangiga Bells are finally back home 117 years after American soldiers took them from a church in Eastern Samar as war booty
[OPINION] Returning the Bells
As the Balangiga bells arrive in Manila today, we do not focus on looking back or relitigating a painful chapter in our past but investing in our shared future
Duterte to skip Balangiga Bells turnover ceremony
President Rodrigo Duterte was initially scheduled to attend the afternoon event on Tuesday, December 11, at the Villamor Air Base
Balangiga Bells in Japan before return to the Philippines
US embassy spokesperson Molly Koscina says the return of the bells shows how important it is for Washington to maintain good relations with Manila
Balangiga Bells to arrive in Manila on December 11
All 3 bells will be formally turned over to the Philippines by the United States in a historic ceremony to be attended by President Rodrigo Duterte
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Balangiga Bells to make Korea stopover before arriving in PH
The return of the Balangiga Bells 'brings to a close a part of our history, the Filipino-American War in the 1990s,' says Philippine Ambassador Babe Romualdez
After return of Balangiga Bells, will Duterte visit U.S.?
President Duterte will not visit the US 'until the Bells of Balangiga are returned,' Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr recalls telling US Ambassador Nikki Haley
Return of Balangiga Bells: 'Time of solemn remembrance'
US Defense Secretary James Mattis formally announces that the US is returning the historic Balangiga Bells to the Philippines
U.S. starts process to return Balangiga Bells to PH
(UPDATED) The United States confirms a November 14 ceremony in Wyoming 'marking the beginning of the process to return the Balangiga Bells' to the Philippines
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Don't make Balangiga bells trophies of war, PH tells U.S.
The Philippine Department of National Defense addresses groups in the United States opposed to the move of their own defense agency to return the wartime bells
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After a century, U.S. to return Balangiga Bells
Malacañang hails the United States' plan to return the Balangiga Bells to the Philippines
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Duterte doesn't raise Balangiga bells with Trump
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte previously demanded the return of the iconic bells in his last State of the Nation Address
Return Balangiga bells, Trump told ahead of PH trip
'At the end of the day, that is not owned by the United States or the Philippines. It's owned by the Catholic Church,' ex-DFA chief Roberto Romulo tells Rappler
Duterte on America: I'd rather be friendly with them now
'Overall, I think the Americans also redeemed themselves a lot,' President Rodrigo Duterte says during the 116th Balangiga Encounter Day in Eastern Samar
Duterte, Tillerson to discuss Balangiga bells, Marawi crisis
Malacañang also says the Philippine President is willing to discuss human rights concerns with the US Secretary of State
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U.S. vows to help resolve Balangiga bells issue
We will continue to work with our Filipino partners to find a resolution the US embassy in Manila says
HIGHLIGHTS: Issues mentioned in SONA 2017
Rappler compiles the following highlights of President Rodrigo Duterte s second State of the Nation Address
Give us back Balangiga bells, Duterte tells U.S.
They are ours They belong to the Philippines President Duterte tells the US in his SONA 2017 with the American ambassador in the audience
US to return century-old bell taken from La Union church
The return of the bell is facilitated by two US Navy veterans who are also working to return the Balangiga bell of Eastern Samar according to an American newspaper
Give us back historic bells of Balangiga, Obama asked
Up to 2 500 online petitioners want US President Barack Obama to return the bells of Balangiga in Eastern Samar which the US took as spoils of war
