Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,341 people.[4]
Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga Encounter in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.
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^Municipality of Balangiga | (DILG)
^"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ abCensus of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality...
The Balangiga massacre was an incident during the latter stages of the Philippine–American War in which the residents of the town of Balangiga on the island...
The Balangiga bells (Spanish: Campanas de Balangiga; Tagalog: Mga Batingaw ng Balangiga; Waray: Lingganay han Balangiga) are three church bells that were...
1989, "Balangiga Encounter Day" was established as a provincial holiday in Eastern Samar to celebrate the Balangiga Encounter victory. The Balangiga Encounter...
1901, Filipino guerrillas led by Valeriano Abanador and Eugenio Daza in Balangiga ambushed American troops, killing 48 members of the US 9th Infantry. The...
one of the earliest advocates for the return of the Balangiga Bells. His 1935 memoir on the Balangiga Encounter aided in their eventual return. Daza was...
Catholic church in Balangiga. The Balangiga Bells were then transported by Philippine Army truck from the Guiuan airport to Balangiga and returned to the...
April 8, 1998. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Dumindin, Arnaldo (2006). "Balangiga Massacre, 1901". Philippine-American War, 1899–1902. Archived from the...
after the Balangiga incident, Captain Edwin Victor Bookmiller, the commander in Basey, sailed with Company G, 9th Infantry Regiment for Balangiga aboard...
as the Balangiga massacre where most of an American company was hacked to death or seriously injured by bolo-wielding guerillas in Balangiga, Eastern...
before the survivors were rescued. The attack was very similar to the Balangiga Massacre south of Catubig a year later. A few days before the battle,...
the occasion. As ambassador, Romualdez facilitated the return of the Balangiga bells back to the Philippines. He represented the Philippine government...
sundang-wielding fighters in women's clothing during the 1901 Battle of Balangiga. Being a town adjacent to the Samar Island Natural Park - the country's...
the Battle of Balangiga, most of an American company was hacked to death or seriously injured by bolo-wielding guerillas in Balangiga, Samar. When the...
He was told "ten years of age." Nebrida, Victor (15 June 1997). "The Balangiga Massacre: Getting Even". bibingka.com. Archived from the original on 2...
Eastern Samar. He is also called as The Saintly Priest of Balangiga and was involved with the Balangiga Massacre controversies. In 1995[further explanation...
life of St. Michael Banigan Festival Sep 28 Basey, Samar Balangiga Anniversary Sep 28 Balangiga, Eastern Samar Pagay Festival Sep 28 Alicia, Isabela Komedya...
Tubig (Taft), Sulat, Libas/Nonoc (now San Julian), Butag (now Guiuan) and Balangiga. The development of Borongan was greatly influenced by the religious missions...
National Earthquake Information Center (3 May 2024). "M 5.7 - 28 km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 May 2024....
east-west. Several municipalities are situated on the coast of the gulf: Balangiga, Giporlos, Guiuan, Lawaan, Mercedes, Quinapondan and Salcedo. There are...
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