MANILA, Philippines The Board of Medicine under the Professional Regulation

Commission (PRC) explained why they decided to reinstate Hayden Kho as

medical doctor, following his suspension due to a sex video scandal that
occurred back in 2009.
In an interview with The Buzz on Sunday, July 13, Dr. Miguel Noche Jr., head of
the Board of Medicine, said the timing was just right to give back the license
since the two year waiting period had expired.
Bakit namin sinauli? Number one, nag-surrender siya ng kanyang license sa
amin nung September 2011. Ang aming batas, kapag revoked ang
license, pwede ka mag-apply after two years. Sinusunod namin ang
aming Medical Act of 1959 or RA 2382.Sabi doon, pagkatapos ng dalawang
taon, ang Board of Medicine pwedeng maibalik ang lisensya ng isang doktor na
binawian ng lisensya kung nag-behave siya nang mabuti sa community at hindi
siya nahabla ng immorality, Noche said.
(Why did we give it back? Number one, he surrendered his license last
September 2011. In our law, when the license is revoked, one can apply after
two years. We are following the Medical Act of 1959 or RA 2382 that says after
two years, the Board of Medicine can return the license of a doctor whose license
was confiscated if he/she behaved well within the community and has not been
charged for immorality.)
Noche said that in Khos case, they decided to return the license because they
counted from 2011.
Ang aming bilang is the time na sinurrender mo [ang license]. Nung nagsauli
siya, September 2011. Kung bibilangin mo yun, more than two years. Satisfied
ang amingMedical Act."
(Our count is the time that the license was surrendered. when he surrendered his
license, September 2011. if you count that, thats more than two years. It
satisfied our Medical Act.)
In the same interview, Khos lawyer Lorna Kapunan said that Kho is happy with
the decision and that he will issue a statement once he returns from London,
where he is currently studying a course on Theology.

Kapunan also clarified that it was not true that the process was completed in an
abnormally short amount of time.
In fact, matagal nang konti. Hindi naman matagal but final 'yung proseso ng
PRC, she said.
(In fact, it did take some time. It was not that slow but the process of the PRC is
final.)
When reports surfaced that Kho was reinstated as medical doctor, the camp of
actress Katrina Halili questioned the decision. In an interview with Pep, Halili's
lawyer, Raymond Palad, said that the decision was premature, saying that the
two year waiting period had not lapsed.
According to Palad, the Court of Appeals only affirmed the decision of the PRC to
revoke Hayden's license last July 26, 2012.
The 2-year waiting period for filing a petition to reinstate license will expire July
26, 2014 However, December 2013 pa lang nag file na [ng petition to reinstate
license] and was decided by PRC on July 7, 2014.
(However, on December 2013, they already filed [a petition to reinstate license]
and was decided by PRC on July 7, 2014.)
The waiting period has yet to expire," he said.
In the same report, Palad said they will file a motion for reconsideration to the
PRC.
In 2009, Kho became embroiled in a scandal when a sex video of him and Halili
emerged online. The issue led to the revoking of his medical license by the PRC,
due to immoral and unethical conduct for recording his intimate moments with
women without their permission.
After the loss of his medical license, Kho became active in the entertainment
industry, established a perfume line, and became active as a Christian sp eaker