Negros honors heroes who bluffed Spanish forces with bamboo cannons
Bago City, Negros Occidental, recreated a daring historical episode where 'revolutionaries' armed with bamboo cannons and wooden guns bluffed Spanish forces into surrendering, honoring the courage and ingenuity of local heroes.
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