Katrina Halili loses the case against Hayden Kho

WE’RE SURE IT’s a big blow to Katrina Halili’s quest for justice that a Pasig judge junked the cases she filed against Hayden Kho for alleged insufficiency of evidence and that it’s impossible for her not to realize that her sex bout with Kho was being videotaped. We asked a lot of ordinary people what they think of this and their common reply is: “Well, money talks. That’s the Philippine justice system.” Maybe if Maricar Reyes chose to join forces with Katrina in suing Hayden, they’d have a stronger case. But she chose to keep quiet, unlike Katrina who thought justice will be served. Her lawyer Atty. Raymond Palad said they’ll file an appeal, so there might still be hope that her fight for justice will still prosper. One party who feels so sad about what happened is Sen. Bong Revilla who said he was surprised by the judge’s junking of the case as it’s clear on the sex video that Hayden taped it secretly. This is his statement:

“Nalulungkot ako dahil malaki ang tiwala ko na magkakaroon ng hustisya. Ang publiko mismo ang naghihintay ng hustisya para kay Katrina at sa buong kababaihan. Maliwanag naman sa lahat, alam lahat ng tao kung ano ang nangyari. Nakita sa TV, nari­nig sa radio, nabasa sa diyaryo. Malinaw naman sa mata ng publiko at ng tao kung ano ang dapat naging resulta nito. Kaya, naging kagulat-gulat ang naging desisyon ng korte, na na­ging taliwas sa malinaw na konklusyon sa imbestigasyon sa senado at pa­nanaw ng publiko; Ganunpaman, kailangan nating igalang ang desisyong ito. Mayroon pa namang ibang legal remedies si Katrina at umaasa ako na magkakaroon pa rin ng hustisya. Kawawa naman ang mga biktima dahil habambuhay na nilang dadalhin ang stigma nito hanggang sa kanilang mga anak at mga apo. Para silang naisantabi at nabale-wala. Sa kanila, kay Katrina, tibayan pa nila ang kanilang loob. Nakakatakot ang pwedeng maging resulta ng desisyong ito. Baka dumami ang tumulad dito kay Hayden dahil okay lang pala at hindi mapaparusahan. Huwag naman sana.”