Before reaching Tacloban City, our friend brought us to see the infamous Balanginga Bells in Balangiga, Samar. There is so much dark history surrounding these bells. I call them the Bells of Massacre. They are witnesses to one of the worst American atrocities in the Philippines during their occupation of the country. I won't go into the very details of what happened, but the gist is that in 1901, Americans massacred a lot of Filipino civilians in Balangiga as a reprisal after their unit was ambushed by Filipino militants. The killings done by the American soldiers were so widespread that it was considered the worst for the entire duration of the Filipino-American war. Three bells from a church in Balangiga were taken by the Americans as spoils of war. The bells were said to have been rung as warning before the attack of the Americans. Only recently, the bells made their way back home after years of recovery attempts by the Philippines Government. source

Dear @glecerioberto!
I express my condolences for the tragic death of the Filipinos!😮
I pray that Jesus will give them eternal rest! 🙏