PANGUNGUNAHAN sa Martes ni Pangulong Duterte ang makasaysayang pagbabalik ng US sa Balangiga bells.
Iginiit din ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na dahil kay Duterte kaya napilitan ang US na isoli ang kampana.
“President Duterte, who demanded the return of the Balangiga bells in his second State of the Nation Address, is expected to lead in the scheduled handover of the historic bells by the United States to the Phililppines,” ani Panelo.
Idinagdag ng opisyal na ang pagsosoli ng kampana ng US ay nangangahulugang matibay ang relasyon nito at ng Pilipinas.
“We consider the occasion as an affirmation of our strong and enduring relations with our long-standing ally, the United States, as we thank them for this gesture that would formally put a closure to a tragic and contentious episode in both our countries’ history,” dagdag niya.