Balangiga Bells returned by the United States to the PhilippinesFlipino villagers unload one of the three church bells in Balangiga town , Samar island , Philippines , 14 December 2018 a day before a ceremony to return three bronze church bells once taken by US troops . After more than a century , the Balangiga Bells were returned to the Philippines after being taken by United States forces from Balangiga , Eastern Samar province as spoils of war in 1901 . EPA / STR ▶ 뭐 하 고 놀 까 ? # 흥 ▶ 쇼 미 더 뉴스 ! 오늘 많이 본 뉴스 영상 ▶ 네이버 홈 에서 [ 연합뉴스 ] 채널 구독 하 기