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MANILA, Philippines – Katrina Halili cried for justice while Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. blamed the actress for allegedly leading him to a reckless life. The two celebrities finally came face to face Thursday and clashed during a two-hour hearing of the Senate on Kho's sex video now known as "Hayden cam" that has been the talk of the town since last week.

The Senate Committee on Women, Children and Family Relations kicked off its hearing on the sex video scandal involving Halili and the celebrity doctor despite a warning from a senior senator at 1:30 p.m.

Katrina was asked to make her statement. In between sobs, she said she suffered humiliation because of the controversy. The actress said she is determined to get justice.

Later in the hearing, Kho, soggy after being doused with water by a disgruntled retired police officer in a minor incident at the hearing , admitted his shame and guilt but said Katrina must also share the blame. A "sideshow" it might have turned out to be, as Senate Minority Leader Pimentel Jr. feared shortly before the start on Thursday afternoon of the “Hayden cam" Senate hearing.

Yes, it was a sideshow – a very private affair that however became a very public scandal that blew up in the faces of Kho and Halili – complete with sex, lies, and videotape. And toward the end of the hearing, Kho stirred up the issue even more, revealing threats against his life if he should decide to spill the beans on the "very powerful" supplier of illegal drugs.

So was it "useless," as Pimentel also put it? Not if you ask Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. and Sen. Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal.At the end of the hearing, both were enthusiastic that the Senate could craft new legislation that would protect other women from going through the same experience as Katrina Halili.

The actress had accused Kho of videotaping her having sex with him – without her consent – and then allowing the spread of the footage through the Internet.

It was Revilla who sparked public outrage and curiosity on May 21 with his privilege speech blasting Kho. Madrigal - chair of the Committee on Women, Children and Family Relations - agreed to investigate the scandal.

As Revilla said at the start of the hearing, the probe would be a chance to turn "gray areas" of the law on sex-related crimes into "black or white."Madrigal said the hearing was not only for the benefit of Halili but of other women as well.But Halili said that even if Kho were to be convicted and his medical license revoked the sex videos would continue to spread and be viewed.

In other words, for the senators, the issue of the sex videos may be in aid of legislation.Trying to control her sobbing, Halili told the committee: "Araw-araw biktima po ako habang pinapanood ang nasabing video. Hiling ko po ang hustisya sa hukuman kahit alam ko pong habang-buhay ko nang dadalhin ang ginawa sa akin. [Kahit] patay na po ako, pero may video la pa rin at Internet.

[Every day I'm a victim for as long as someone watches the said video. I'm asking the court for justice even though I know that I will have to bear this burden for my entire life. And even when I'm already dead, the videos and the Internet will still be there.]She said she hoped her name would be the last associated with such sex videos.

• GMANews.Tv
• Pinoy Showbiz

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