December 9, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends I arrived back in the Philippines on December 2, exactly one week...

November 11, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends Remembering Yolanda Almost exactly one year ago, super typhoon Yolanda smashed into...

October 28, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends ALPHALAND REBORNAfter almost two years of complex and sometimes difficult negotiations, I...

October 12, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends I don’t like to start off with an apology, but I guess...

September 2, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends RVO Clears Up Wedding ConfusionI am presently in Europe, but my daughter...

July 28, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends As I said in my last email the day after Typhoon Glenda...

July 11, 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of June has been an extremely busy one for me....

June 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends It feels good to be able to communicate with you once again.  As...

January 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends It is Sunday today, the 2nd of February 2014.  It is a glorious...

Toscana 2014 To: Balesin Members and Friends This is just a short note to let you know that at long...

December 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends Today is December 30, the second to the last day of the year....

November 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of November will go down in Philippine history as one of...

September 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends Once again, it is the end of the month and I owe you...

August 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of August was highlighted by the long weekend during which there...

July 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of July surprisingly, despite the occasional thunderstorms that always come with...

JUNE 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of June has come and gone, and it is once again...

May 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of May has been the busiest month we have ever had...

APRIL 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends Once again, we are at the end of the month, and this time,...

March 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends Today is Easter Sunday.  I have been here at Balesin the whole week...

February 2013 To: Balesin Members and Friends The month of February has not been particularly kind to the island of...