PENTAGON TO RETURN BELLS OF BALANGIGA LOOTED FROM THE PHILIPPINES BY OCCUPYING US TROOPS OVER A CENTURY AGO

A US defense official reportedly said that the US military intends to return the Bells of Balangiga, captured by occupying US troops in 1901  - well over a year ago during the  Philippine-American War.

The Philippines, through it's capital, Manila, has lobbied for long for the return of the loots.
The bells reportedly also have deep significance for many in the United States. Some lawmakers and groups had opposed their return. 

"These bells are memorials to American war dead and should not be transferred to the Philippines. We oppose any efforts by the administration to move the bells to the Philippines without the support of Wyoming's veterans' community," Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Liz Cheney said.

"While we have respect for the relationship between the United States and the government of the Philippines, we believe that moving the bells establishes a dangerous precedent for future veterans' memorials," they added. 

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