Greeks wail over their Elgin marbles, while Filipinos enjoy their Balangiga bells

By The Manila Times

Dec 17, 2018 12:38 am

CONSIDER this before bickering over the credit for, or significance of, the return of the Balangiga bells from America to the Philippines:

It has taken only 117 years, since 1901, to secure the return of the bells to the parish, the town and the nation where they belong.

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