December 9, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends I arrived back in the Philippines on December 2, exactly one week ago with my wife Monica, and went straight to Balesin. The next day, December 3rd, I went to Manila to chair three shareholders’ meetings. I returned to Balesin on the afternoon of Thursday, December 4th, …
November 11, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends Remembering Yolanda Almost exactly one year ago, super typhoon Yolanda smashed into Central Visayas, mostly Leyte and Samar, and caused indescribable destruction and suffering to many of the people there. Alphaland was one of the first to respond to helping out in this tragedy, and I am …
October 28, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends ALPHALAND REBORN After almost two years of complex and sometimes difficult negotiations, I am delighted to inform you that on Friday, October 17, 2014, Alphaland finally completed all agreements, with all parties involved, regarding its disengagement with the Ashmore Group. On that day, a block sale at …
October 12, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends I don’t like to start off with an apology, but I guess I should. I have not had an opportunity to write you my usual monthly missive for a few months now, but I simply had no time to do it because I was in the thick …
September 2, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends RVO Clears Up Wedding Confusion I am presently in Europe, but my daughter Anna and nephew Apa have just called my attention to a Facebook entry in which someone claimed that their friends were “bumped off” for their proposed February 14 (Valentine’s Day) wedding at Balesin. At …
July 28, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends As I said in my last email the day after Typhoon Glenda made a direct hit on Balesin, there was no structural damage at all at the island but there was a lot of debris, cogon blown away, and banana trees flattened. I am now delighted to …
July 11, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of June has been an extremely busy one for me. The final settlement agreement with the Ashmore Group, which we signed on the 5thof June, has required me to focus on quite a number of issues to assure that Alphaland Corporation (which will be a …
June 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends It feels good to be able to communicate with you once again. As I told you in my previous email, it was not possible for me to send you my monthly update because of the very delicate negotiations we were undergoing. Now that it is all over, I …
January 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends It is Sunday today, the 2nd of February 2014. It is a glorious morning, and I am sitting here on the deck of my villa looking out at the Lamon Bay sea and the hills of the Cordilleras beyond, which is quite visible on a clear day like …
Toscana 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends This is just a short note to let you know that at long last, despite Rico Sison having gone AWOL during the Christmas season, Toscana will be operational and open for business by Friday January 24th. I spent most of this weekend inspecting not only the villas but …
