publicity about the movement, which was reported by several manila newspapers, continues to raise eyebrows, more so among many people who associated guimbaolibot with the killing of american soldiers by native bolo fighters in balangiga, and not with the priest who suffered because of an erroneous suspicion by the americans. despite no formal diocesan opening of guimbaolibot's cause, he is still recently being revered by many as a "servant of god".