Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from September 2009, page 5

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Fame star grateful to her grandma, Sylvia La Torre.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Ruben V. Nepales (Conclusion) LOS ANGELESFOR ANNA Maria Perez de Tagle, one of the rewards of having Sylvia La Torre as a grandmother is that she learned such songs as Bahay Kubo and Sa Kabukiran from no less than the iconic...

Stars spunky screen buddies tell it like it is.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Behn Cervantes HOLLYWOOD IS REMEMBERED for names synonymous with stardom, glamour and box-office clout. To bring them down to earth, their more human facets are often reflected by their screen chums. Reckless adventurer So, if...

Too much of a rude thing.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Nestor U. Torre WHEN WE WATCHED BORAT A couple of years ago, we became an instant fan of its new lead and overnight star, Sacha Baron Cohen. His characters demented takes on the delights of life in Kazakhstan (of all places) werent...

Bigger cinematic feast awaits film buffs at Pelicula, Pelikula.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Rito P. Asilo PELICULA, PELIKULA, THE biggest Spanish film festival in Asia, just got bigger. The eighth edition of Instituto Cervantes Spanish Film Festival ups the moviegoing ante by screening 41 feature films and documentaries...

Gruesome thriller gets inspiration from Bible.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Noelani Torre THERE ARE NO HORSES IN Horsemen, unless, to misuse the idiom a bit, you count the dead one thats being flogged throughout the film. To begin with, its not the first movie to get its thematic inspiration from the Bible...

Guys who play gays.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Nestor U. Torre ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT have made In My Life a should-see movie in many viewers estimation is its gay love factorespecially because the young gays in the story are played by popular screen hunks, John Lloyd Cruz and...

Commitment to serve.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Mandy Navasero WHEN FORMER SEN. JUAN Flavier heard about the Bagong Doktor Para sa Bayan project in 2006, he told the First Gentleman that 181 barrios in the country still had no doctors. The FGFI foundation has since collaborated...

Pas de deux for piano and cello.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Nestor U. Torre OUR HECTIC WORK schedule prevents us from attending as many presentations as we would like, but we thank our lucky stars for recently being able to catch two special shows at the CCP and Meralco Theater. First off...

Delectable seafood dishes.
September 26, 2009... Byline: Sandy Daza SEAFOOD IS NOT ONLY HEALTHY and light, its also loaded with good cholesterol and, when prepared properly, can be very delicious. As a student in the States, I used to wake up late on Saturday mornings, then drive to a...

Among Ed told: Seek reelection.
September 25, 2009... CITY OF SAN FERNANDOBAYAN MUNA REP. SATUR Ocampo has urged Gov. Eddie Panlilio not to abandon Pampanga and continue the reforms he started by seeking reelection. Ocampo, a Kapampangan, discouraged Panlilio, a Catholic priest, to seek a seat...

Activist surrenderedAFP.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy THE MILITARY YESTERDAY SAID YOUTH activist Noriel Rodriguez was turning the tables on the Armed Forces to protect himself from the retaliation of the New Peoples Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the...

GMA administration still hoping to clinch peace deal.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Edwin O. Fernandez, Inquirer Mindanao COTABATO CITYTHE ADMINIStration is still clinging to a hope of reaching a peace settlement with Moro rebels even if only nine months are left of President Macapagal-Arroyos term, a government...

Albay gov says Sokor would need 20,000 workers.
September 25, 2009... LEGAZPI CITYSOME 20,000 Filipinos are needed to work at the newly established Integrated Free Export Zone (Ifez) at Incheon, South Korea, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, presidential economic adviser, said on Thursday. Incheon is a highly industrial...

Globalization in the Philippines 400 years ago.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Ambeth R. Ocampo DOMINGO SIAZON, FORMER FOREIGN SECREtary and current Philippine ambassador to Japan, welcomed me to Tokyo with a hearty Bienvenido! Caught by surprise, I replied in English. He repeated the greeting and I responded in...

Belandres duels Australian for WBC Youth crown.
September 25, 2009... UNDEFEATED FEATHERWEIGHT prospect Reynaldo Belandres goes for the World Boxing Council (WBC) World Youth Title against Australian Davey Browne on Oct. 9 in Sydney. This was announced by his manager, North Cotabato Vice Gov. Manny Pinol, who...

DOJ reopens Bentain case; Ping may be summoned.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Dona Z. Pazzibugan and Michael Lim Ubac THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) has reopened its investigation of the disappearance of Edgar Bentain 10 years ago following Sen. Panfilo Lacsons privilege speech linking the Philippine Gaming...

Cannon fire brings wars horrors to Mindanao schools.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Ryan D. Rosauro, Inquirer Mindanao (First of four parts) DATU PIANG, MAGUINDANAO Sometime in mid-June, just days after the new school year opened, classes at Datu Gumbay Piang Central Elementary School broke up as cannons boomed...

Comelec asked to head team vs poll blackout.
September 25, 2009... DAVAO CITYTHE ENERGY department is leading preparations to protect the 2010 elections from major power outages not because there was actually a shortage in power supply, but because this was possible, however remote it could be, according to the...

Condo plan in village shelved.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio THE QUEZON CITY COUNCIL THURS- day shelved an application of a real estate developer for the construction of a 26-story condominium inside the posh Loyola Grand Villas after the barangay council recalled its earlier...

More cracks in GMA party; Ebdane seeks presidency.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Inquirer Mindanao BUTUAN CITYTHE ruling partys unity is not what its cracked up to be. More cracks are showing courtesy of the governments construction czar, Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane. Some 15 governors...

Daily budget for education: P6 per student.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Philip C. Tubeza WHILE GOVERNMENT LEADERS HAVE NO qualms about splurging on million-peso dinners abroad, public school pupils will have to make do with a measly P6 a day each under the proposed Department of Education budget for 2010,...

Did you know.
September 25, 2009... CARMEN Planas became the first female member of the municipal board of Manila in 1937. She was then a 23-year-old law student at the University of the Philippines. Cyril L. Bonabente, Inquirer Research

RP in last-ditch bid for millennium funds.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Daxim L. Lucas AFTER REPEATEDLY FAILING TO GET THE coveted seal of good housekeeping from the US, local authorities have teamed up with the private sector in a last-ditch attempt to unlock up to P400 billion in development funds under...

Cabinet revolt is brewing.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Amando Doronila FEARS OF MASS DEFECTION FROM THE CABInet of President Macapagal-Arroyo have rocked the administration after Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo declared support for Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Noynoy...

RP Eagle with bullet wounds found in Agusan Sur forest.
September 25, 2009... DAVAO CITYA SERIOUSLY wounded Philippine Eagle was found in Trento, Agusan del Sur early this week, a conservation group said on Thursday. Richard Bautista, communications officer of Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), said the badly injured...

Fatal flaw.
September 25, 2009... SEN. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO HAS CALLED on her ally in Malacanang to either renegotiate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States or terminate it. The timing of Santiagos shepherding of the recommendations of the Legislative...

After 2010 elections, says Teodoro.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy THE RENEGOTIATION OF THE Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) should be done only after the 2010 elections when emotions and political sentiments have run low, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday. I think the...

Exhibit Agunshot scarsshocks ILO team.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Nikko Dizon EXHIBIT A WAS LABOR LEADER JOEL Ascutias scars from gunshot wounds he sustained on July 13 during a strike by public transportation drivers in Bicol. Panel members of a high-level International Labor Organization (ILO)...

RP-Smart Gilas nips Slingers.
September 25, 2009... AMERICAN CJ GILES AND JAPETH Aguilar dominated the paint as the Smart Gilas-Pilipinas national team edged the multinational Singapore Slingers, 70-67, in an exhibition match Wednesday night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 6-foot-11...

GMA arrives with 119 OFWs.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Jerome Aning PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-Arroyo arrived yesterday from a three-nation trip accompanied by 119 overseas Filipino workers who escaped harsh conditions in Saudi Arabia. A beaming Ms Arroyo walked with the OFWs, who waved small...

Indoor Games stint will help SEA Games bets sharpen up.
September 25, 2009... Byline: June Navarro WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO HIDE OUR athletes. They need exposure to learn more things about their sport and experience competing against athletes from other countries. This was the reaction of Philippine Olympic Committee...

Kids give GMA thank you letters for saving tree park.
September 25, 2009... BAGUIO CITYPRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo may not be the most popular official today as her term winds up in 2010, but several students here think shes their fairy godmother. Thank you notes from several Baguio grade schools have been sent to...

Knights try to stop streaking Stags.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas W L S. Sebastian 15 0 Jose Rizal 14 2 San Beda 14 2 Letran 11 5 Arellano 7 9 EAC 5 11 St. Benilde 5 11 Perpetual 3 12 Mapua 4 12 Angeles UF 1 15 GAMES TOMORROW (FilOil Flying V Arena)...

2 dead in QC smashup.
September 25, 2009... TWO MEN in their 20s were killed when the car they were riding in slammed into a concrete post of the Metro Rail Transit near the North Edsa station in Quezon City early morning yesterday, a traffic report said. Policemen identified the victims...

Vice mayors truck stolen.
September 25, 2009... A VICE mayor of Aurora province lost his pick-up truck to thieves while the vehicle was parked in front of a relatives house in Quezon City before dawn yesterday, police said. Baler town Vice Mayor Nelianto Bihasa told police that his silver...

NBI to look into OFWs plight.
September 25, 2009... NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Nestor Mantaring and other bureau agents left yesterday afternoon for Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to look into the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). On instructions of...

2 Pakistanis arrested.
September 25, 2009... MANILA policemen arrested on Wednesday two Pakistani nationals who were allegedly supplying abortifacient pills to vendors in Quiapo, Manila. Mohammad Akhtar, 43, and his nephew Arshad Adnan, 26, both residents of Gagarin Street, Paranaque City,...

Remonde, 6 other IBC 13 execs charged.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST INTERnational Broadcasting Corp. (IBC) 13 officials before the Quezon City Prosecutors Office for alleged failure to remit more than P6 million of their employees monthly health...

Lola O.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Michael L. Tan I WILL BE THINKING A LOT ABOUT LOLA O TODAY AND through the weekend because of two tiangge or bazaars. Lola O is Odette Benito Alcantara, who died early this week from an aneurysm, all too young at 68. The newspapers...

The new Exodus (from the GMA govt) has begun.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Neal H. Cruz ALL IS NOT WELL WITHIN THE (ARROYO) Cabinet, Makati Mayor and United Opposition leader Jejomar Binay said, after noting that Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello III had expressed their...

New market rises.
September 25, 2009... WORK on the new two-story city public market in Barangay San Vicente North is ongoing, the engineer supervising the project said. Romeo Reyes, project manager of contractor R-II Builders Inc., said the market would occupy 8,919 square meters...

Workers tagged in attack.
September 25, 2009... DISGRUNTLED workers ransacked a pineapple and banana plantation in Valencia City in Bukidnon on Tuesday, the military said. Maj. Michele Anayron Jr., spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division, said the farm of Sumimoto Fruits (Sumifru)...

Rapist stays in jail.
September 25, 2009... THE SUPREME Court has denied with finality the motion for reconsideration filed by detained American war veteran Victor Pearson on his rape conviction. Pearson, imprisoned at the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa City, was convicted of...

Fake money spreads.
September 25, 2009... THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in Eastern Visayas warned of an alarming increase in the number of counterfeit bills in the city. Leonides Sumbi, BSP regional director, said the counterfeit bills were in the denomination of P100, P200,...

Law school appeals.
September 25, 2009... THE DEAN of a law department in an Eastern Visayas university will seek reconsideration of a Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) decision to start closing its law school for not producing a single Bar passer in the last 10 years. Lawyer...

Jinggoy: Dad so proud of me for defending him.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Michael Lim Ubac and Tina G. Santos SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE JINGGOY Estrada yesterday said he was praised by his father, former President Joseph Erap Estrada, after he delivered a privilege speech defending him against criminal...

Mother Earth: Ode to Odette.
September 25, 2009... Byline: TJ Burgonio and Volt Contreras IN DEFENSE OF TREES, IN campaigns for cleaner environs and zero-waste living, Odette Alcantara inspired volunteers and spurred bureaucrats into action with an art impresarios flair and a chess masters...

Off-duty cop who helped rob victim stabbed dead.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Allison W. Lopez AN OFF-DUTY POLICEMAN who came to the rescue of a robbery victim was killed by five men in Paranaque City on Wednesday night. PO3 Reynante Mananghaya, a resident of Lopez Jaena Street, Barangay San Dionisio, and...

Ondoy closes in with rains.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Alcuin Papa TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONDOY MAINtained its strength and direction as it closed in on Luzon yesterday. In its 5 p.m. Thursday update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...

Palace to LTO: Go slow on microchips.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Christian V. Esguerra MALACANANG YESTERDAY asked the Land Transportation Office to go slow on the implementation of a cutting-edge technology on vehicle registration in response to complaints raised by motorists and transport groups....

PNB presses foreclosure of RJs Makati property.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Dona Pazzibugan THE PHILIPPINE National Bank has asked the Court of Appeals to declare as final its decision promulgated on July 24 ordering businessman-singer Ramon RJ Jacinto to turn over an 8,000-sq.m. foreclosed property in Makati...

Protesters end hunger strike vs move to let GMO into Negros.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYPROTESTERS on Wednesday ended a nine-day hunger strike following a meeting with a top provincial official over plans to amend a ban on genetically modified organism (GMO) products. ...

Whoever frames the debate, wins.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Raul C. Pangalangan ITS THE ECONOMY, STUPID! That was the winning pitch of Bill Clinton in election year 1992. The line actually belonged to his campaign strategist James Carville, and it worked marvelously against re-electionist...

Remembering Odette.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David ODETTE ALCANTARA, I BET, WILL BE REMEMbered by different people for many different things. Environmental activists and advocates will remember her mainly for her passionate embrace of the issue and her way of...

Eagles-Warriors finals will be lightning-quick.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Sev Sarmenta THE UE-ATENEO UAAP champion-ship series is going to be a lightning bolt that will slash quickly and fade just as swiftly into the annals of the league. The series will be frenetic with passions heating up on the court,...

Solons going for Noynoy.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria FOR MANY CONGRESSMEN, Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino III is the sentimental favorite in the May presidential election, according to Rep. Antonio Cuenco, who himself is torn between two lovesAquino and the...

Manny wary of left hook.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Frank Cimatu, Inquirer Northern Luzon BAGUIO CITYMANNY PACQUIAO WILL HAVE to resort to hit-and-run tactics to negate whatever advantages Miguel Cotto enjoys in heft, height and strength, according to the Filipino superstars American...

Susano joins NPC, eyes QC top post.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio A QUEZON CITY CONGRESSWOMAN perceived to be close to President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday left the ruling party and joined the Nationalist Peoples Coalition (NPC). At the same time, Rep. Mary Ann Susano of the...

Tondo folk to swap old bulbs for fluorescents.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Amy R. Remo SOME 2,000 URBAN POOR IN TONDO, Manila, will be doing their bit for energy conservation and climate change when they exchange their incandescent bulbs for more efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), in Asias first...

US on VFA: Dialogue maintained with RP govt.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana and TJ Burgonio THE US EMBASSY IN MANILA YESterday gave a broad statement on whether or not Washington was willing to take part in a review of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The review of the VFA was...

Warriors oust ill-fated Tams.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo GAME SUNDAY (Araneta Coliseum) 3:30 p.m.Ateneo vs Univ. of East (Game 1 of best-of-three Finals) SPURRED ON BY A SERIES OF RALLIES starring Paul Lee, University of the East claimed the remaining UAAP...

ADB warns govt against fiscal slippage.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SAID THE Philippines needed to be more mindful of its fiscal situation, urging the government to adopt measures that will help prevent the tax collection woes from reaching worrisome levels....

Go local this holiday season.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Raul J. Palabrica LAST SUNDAY, MY ATTENTION was caught by a half page advertisement of Pinoy ME Foundation, courtesy of Ayala Corp., at the Business section of the Inquirer. The advertisement showed Didi Yee, an entrepreneur from...

Current account hit a surplus of $3.94B in first half.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE COUNTRYS CURRENT ACCOUNT position hit a surplus in the first half, benefiting from the continuing rise in remittances, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday reported. Data from the BSP showed that current...

Market character changing soon.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Den Somera THE MARKET UP TO WEDNESDAY THIS week again continued to trade more or less within the upper limits of the 200-point price band of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), where it has been trading along in sideways bias...

DOF considers new global bond float.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo THE GOVERNMENT IS CONsidering a third foray into the global bond market this year to prefund budget needs for 2010, according to Finance Secretary Margarito B. Teves. Teves said the government was looking into...

Fitch affirms BDOs capacity to weather economic slowdown.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao LONDON-BASED CREDIT WATCHER Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings on the countrys biggest bank Banco de Oro Unibank, noting that the earnings buffer of retail tycoon Henry Sys bank appeared sufficient to absorb rising...

Galoc group plans to drill two more wells.
September 25, 2009... GALOC PRODUCTION CO. WLL IS CONSIDering drilling two additional wells in the Galoc oil field in offshore Palawan to further boost production, according to consortium member Otto Energy Ltd. In a regulatory filing, Otto Energy said the...

JG Summit eyes P10-B retail bond offering.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao JG SUMMIT HOLDINGS INC. OF THE Gokongwei family is seeking the Securities and Exchange Commissions approval to raise as much as P10 billion from a retail bond offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...

More corporate bond issues seen.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS said corporate bond issuances might increase further in the months ahead as market sentiment improves with the easing of the global economic crunch. We may continue to see more...

Napocor says power supply in Mindanao back to normal.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Amy R. Remo POWER SUPPLY IN MINDANAO has already normalized as the 210-megawatt Mindanao (STEAG) Coal (Unit 1) resumed operations yesterday, according to the state-run National Power Corp. With STEAG generating at 210 MW,...

RP outsourcing revenue seen up by 22%.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Abigail L. Ho DESPITE THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC downturn, the outsourcing industry is expected to register a 21.7-percent increase in revenue to $7.3 billion this year, according to Canada-based research and advisory firm XMG Global Inc. ...

Me marketing.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Dr. Ned Roberto & Ardy Roberto Ive been reading your articles about marketing and am glad you welcome questions about it. I want to seek your advise about marketing as my career path. I am working in a multinational company as...

RP gets Spikes of gold, silver and bronze.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Roger Pe, Contributor THE SPIKES WERE ONCE the top symbols of Asian creativity in advertising, organized by the regions most dominant trade magazine Media. It coined the phrase Best of the Best, which later became word-of-mouth. ...

Suweco sets aside P1.1B for hydro plants.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Amy R. Remo SUNWEST WATER AND ELECTRIC Co. Inc. (Suweco) is spending P1.1 billion for three run-of-river mini hydropower projects, with combined capacity of 6.4 megawatts (MW), in Catanduanes. Data from the Energy Regulatory...

Telco enables finance services for unbanked.
September 25, 2009... SMART COMMUNICATIONS INC. will soon roll out mobile commerce services in unbanked rural areas across the country using fresh funds from the global trade group of telecommunications operators GSM Association (GSMA). In a statement yesterday,...

Legs, legs and more legs.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Stefanie Cabal, Contributor OUTSIDE the Ritz Carlton Sanya, China, everything was drenched in rain, but inside the swanky villa of this newly opened luxe resort hotel, rays of sunshine glinted here and there from Louis Vuittons 2010...

Manilas lovely ladies.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Larry Leviste, Contributor SOME OF MANILAS mesmerizing matrons trooped to Criselda Lontoks Holiday collection fashion show at Rustans Makati some weeks ago. They showed how to dress for recession in terribly chic afternoon outfits....

Audiences wish for their own Giancarlo Giammetti at screening of The Last Emperor.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Maurice Arcache IT WAS TRULY A ONE-OF-A-kind happening when Valentino, The Last Emperor was privately screened for our towns fashionable squad and social elite. The applause was thunderous at the end of the show. The film produced by...

For Asian eyes, less is more.
September 25, 2009... BEING ASIAN, DESIREE TORDECILLA IS only too familiar with Filipinas beauty concerns. A makeup artist for 19 years and current vice president for global sales, artistry and international marketing of cult cosmetics brand Stila, she says that...

Luxury goods seen to thrive in Asia despite crisis.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Cheche V. Moral THERES MUCH ROOM FOR growth in e-commerce in Asia that could advance the growth of luxury brands in the region, a recent study says. According to a MasterCard-commissioned report conducted with the ESSEC Business...

Revamp your lookwith red lipstick.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Cheche V. Moral DESIREE TORDECILLAS next goal is to get the Filipino woman in red. Red lipstick, that is. She may have said it in half-jest, but this Philippine-born executive of the cult American makeup brand Stila says theres a...

Camille Prats-Linsangan on her product choice for baby Nathan.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Mikaela Martinez, Mommy Diaries ACTRESS AND WORKING mom Camille Prats-Linsangan wants only the best for her 20-month-old son, Nathan. In a time when there are numerous brands to choose from, she gives us a scoop on her top picks and...

Carabao horn gives instant facelift.
September 25, 2009... Byline: Marge C. Enriquez, Contributor IF YOUR FACE LOOKS PUFFY or tired, this facial can give a quick fix. As part of its wellness program, The Spa at Bonifacio High Street (tel. 856-5858, 856-6868, 856-1818) introduced the gua sha...