Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua

When Silence Speaks

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua Last night, out of nowhere, one of my closest, dearest friends who remains…
Literary: A Masterpiece Of Time

The Castelvecchio and its fortified bridge, the Ponte Scaligero, in Verona, Veneto, Italy. The reddish brickwork,…
A Nation Built on Land, Now Held Hostage by It

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua Burnaby, BC, Canada, August 18, 2025 – If you haven’t been paying attention…
Alex Eala’s Groundbreaking US Open Win, Filipino Style, Spirit, and Wit

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua A Historic Night in Flushing Meadows On a charged August evening in New…
UPAA to recognize 64 outstanding alumni at its 2025 awards ceremony

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua By UPAA – University of the Philippines Alumni Association (with minor structure edits…
LITERARY: Avalanche of Despair

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua [Title has been stolen from a conversation with Stephanie Venegas – a classmate,…
Why Personal Integrity Matters Most in Official Roles

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua CDG, Paris, France – Integrity is not a soft virtue; it is the…
Distance and Mourning the Last of Grandparents

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua Every time I remember that my mother and my sister, born next to…
Ceylon’s Lights in Verona

Ceylon: Sri Lanka’s official British colony name, and later as an independent nation from 1948 to…
The Hard Truth About Value Differences in the World’s Currencies

By Bella Balisi-Bevilacqua Milan, Italy, 2025 July 28 – Currency reflects power. Money is more than…