DO WE SEE YOU GETTING A DARKER TAN? NOT!!!

Nina with Ito Kish

When almost all of Metro Manila's urban elite were enjoying foie gras and a flute of champagne to welcome the new year, I wonder what the dark and plump (I remember you when you had only one stomach!) Louis Vuitton trotting interior designer with an expired license is thinking after her trial with Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last Friday, January 7 and her next in Valenzuela Court on the first of next month.

Did her parents ever ask her to run away from home?

Do we see her getting a darker tan? NOT!

Do we see her trotting a newly purchased Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis – Alma MM? Definitely NOT!

Dahling, I’d like to leave you with one thought, but I’m not sure you have anywhere to put it!

We forecast even better drama.

PRC ASKED TO REVOKE INTERIOR DESIGNER'S LICENSE

Nina Santamaria with Urbanzone's Daphne Osena

A BUSINESSMAN has asked the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to revoke the license of interior designer Nina Santamaria, the head of Grupo Santamaria, a design team formed in 2003. Robert Bjorn Santos said he was prompted to file the petition with PRC after Santamaria failed to carry out the renovation of his ancestral home in Valenzuela City in 2009 to his satisfaction. As a result, Santos said he rescinded his contract with the respondent in January 2010 and filed a civil case against her in which he demanded P5 million in damages. According to him, Santamaria failed to implement the renovation in accordance with their agreement. He also cited delays and flaws in the project due to the respondent’s negligence to supervise her personnel and update him on the progress of the renovation. However, Santamaria’s lawyer, D. Anissia Salvador, told the PRC that there were no grounds for the case against her. “The delays were the fault of the condition of the house and the suppliers. The contract states that these delays are not chargeable to my client,” she said. She added that Santos “unilaterally” stopped the renovations and thus, his complaints were premature considering that the contractors had yet to finish their work. Jaymee T. Gamil