Halili files malpractice suit vs Belo, Kho

MANILA, Philippines—After seeking the help of the Department of Health, actress Katrina Halili also filed Thursday afternoon charges of medical malpractice against surgeons Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho at the Professional Regulation Commission, according to lawyer Pharson Mamalo, head of the PRC legal division.

In her complaint, Halili claimed that Kho conducted liposuction on her in August 2007 even without undergoing the required four-year residency training in cosmetic surgery.

Kho reportedly passed the medical board exam in February 2007.

Halili included Belo in her complaint because the cosmetic surgeon to the stars allegedly allowed Kho, who was then working at her Belo Medical Clinic, to perform the procedure, Mamalo said.

Halili also went to the Department of Health on Thursday to ask the agency to shut down the Belo medical clinics nationwide for allowing Kho to perform liposuction without the necessary training on the procedure.

Halili previously filed a case against Kho for recording on video their sexual encounters without her consent. She also filed additional charges against him, Belo, Eric Johnston Chua and another Kho friend for uploading the video clip into the Internet .

Kho and Belo have denied ordering the uploading of the video. But Chua said Belo had control of the master copy, giving her all the opportunity to order its uploading.

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