Hayden Kho's apology not enough, Katrina says

MANILA, Philippines - Actress-model Katrina Irene Pe Halili was not impressed Friday with the apology of celebrity doctor Hayden Kho over the scandal that erupted from their sex video that was uploaded on the Internet. Halili said a forced apology from Kho is not enough to atone for what he did, adding she will continue her legal battle against him and those who uploaded the video. "Parang ang hirap naman po ... Di dapat pwersahan po, di lang ganon di lang paghingi ng tawad. Dapat siya [ay] parusahan [I find it difficult to forgive him just like that. And his apology should not be a forced one. That apology should not get him off the hook. He should be punished]," Halili said in an interview on dzBB radio. She said Kho had told her the video was in his personal collection and that he never meant to post it on the Internet. But when told that Kho deplored the video was posted without his knowledge, she said; "Di ko po alam kung anong merong klaseng pagiisip meron ang taong yan, di ko alam [I don't know what kind of mind he has. I really don't know]." When asked if she believed Kho's apology and explanation, she said she might believe the part that he did not know the video would be posted online. "Pero wala akong pakialam sino nagkalat, nandoon na, pinagpipiyestahan na ng tao [I don't care at this time who posted it online. The damage is done]," she said. She said she had included Eric Johnston Chua, a friend of Kho who supposedly posted the video online, in her complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation. When told that Kho said he is suspending his medical practice, Halili said: "Naku dapat lang naman talaga [It's about time]." Halili also confirmed the account of Kho's former girlfriend Vicky Belo that Kho underwent "professional counseling." She said Belo told her about it last December. For now, she said she is just resting and is avoiding reading the newspapers or Internet news sites. Halili lodged a complaint against Kho before the NBI on Wednesday, a day after Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. delivered a privilege speech lambasting Kho for the video's being posted online. She has also asked the Professional Regulations Commission to revoke Kho's medical license. - GMANews.TV