In 1901, during the Philippine–American War, the small coastal town of Balangiga in Samar became the site of one of the deadliest ambushes in U.S. military history. Nearly an entire American company was wiped out in what is now known as the Balangiga Massacre, that exposed the brutal underbelly of U.S. colonization in the Philippines. In retaliation, General Jacob Smith launched a scorched-earth campaign that burned villages, displaced entire communities, and made headlines for his infamous kill

On the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Balangiga, professor and historian Dr. Rolando Borrinaga clarifies during the Pandesal forum on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, that the Balangiga massacre was not as bloody as told over the years. According to him, more than the number of people who died during the incident, it was the burning of a town that led to massive destruction. /kga | INQUIRER.net

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