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Three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago were returned to the Philippines on Tuesday in a move long demanded by Filipino leaders, including the current president.
The bells are revered by Filipinos as symbols of national pride, and their arrival on a U.S. military transport plane and the handover ceremony were shown live on national TV. American occupation troops took the bells from a Catholic church in the town of Balangiga on central Samar island in 1901.
Philippine officials led by Duterte are to turn over the bells on Saturday to officials and the church in Balangiga.
Source: The Mainichi (Full article on the link below)
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181211/p2g/00m/0in/083000c
