Lawmaker slams PRC for restoring Hayden’s license

MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker from the Gabriela party-list group slammed yesterday the decision of the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) to restore the medical license of Hayden Kho, who was accused of spreading sex videos of him and his partners a few years ago.

Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said the PRC’s restoration of Kho’s license to practice medicine two years after the Court of Appeals gave finality to the decision to revoke his license “is an injustice.”

 “The two-year suspension of his license is too short and too light a penalty for the grave harm done to aggrieved parties victimized by his wrongdoing,” Ilagan said.

 “The scandal was posted, re-posted, recorded and viewed several times over which compounds the violation and the trauma that victims experience. The PRC should have taken this in consideration,” she added.

The lawmaker issued the statement following the decision of the PRC to reverse its decision to suspend Kho’s license after model-actress Katrina Halili filed a complaint in 2009 for his alleged role in recording and distributing sex videos of them.

Ilagan also said the lack of appropriate laws make it difficult for victims of electronic violence against women and children to attain justice.