Malacañang also wants to 'go hard' on Hayden Kho

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday joined growing calls to press charges against embattled doctor-turned-celebrity Hayden Kho over his sex videos with different celebrities that are now spreading like wildfire in the Internet. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Kho’s videos are “disturbing" because it affects the morals of society. He added that the government must “go hard" on people like Kho. “Well it is disturbing because anything that affects the morals of society is very disturbing. We have to go hard on these people baka akalain ng sambayanan [the people might think] and international community [that we condone the act] especially that we are the only Catholic country in this part of the world; it will run across the morals of the Filipino people," Ermita said. On Tuesday, feminists, politicians, and doctors aired disgust over Kho’s videos that showed him in bed with different celebrities, including TV starlet Katrina Halili, who reportedly did not know that they were being filmed. A day after he was denounced by Sen. Ramon “Bong" Revilla Jr., Kho now faced investigation at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Ermita said he “encourages" the aggrieved party to file charges. “And if the offending parties feel that they should be served specific sanctions then, why not, we will support the clamor for sanctions against the offending doctor," he said. He also supported calls for the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to look into Kho’s case and call the attention of organizations such as the Philippine Medical Association (PMA). ‘I even heard in the radio kanina [a while ago] they were trying to find out if he is really a doctor to start with ? So you’re correct, we ask the PRC to take a look into it," Ermita said. At the same time, he urged the public not to patronize the video and “maybe boycott from acquiring that. After all it should not be treated with specialty." He also reminded the public that while they are free to do what they want they could be meted with specific laws “once they cross the borders." He also advised the public to be extra-cautious “so you are not subject to anything that is offensive or embarrassing to your person and of course that is generally offensive to the morality of the citizenry." Aie Balagtas See, GMANews.TV