Now that the DOJ has recommended the filing of a case against Dr. Hayden Kho (for violation of Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children), Katrina Halili can now heave a sigh of relief, although not yet completely.
“The battle is not over,” she told Funfare.
The case stemmed from the controversial video which has been viewed and reviewed presumably by the whole country, including even children who have taken to it with a sense of humor.
Remember when Hayden joined the distribution of relief goods in a Typhoon Ondoy-stricken area and he was met by kids singing Careless Whisper, the soundtrack of his infamous video with Katrina? Instead of singing and swaying with the kids, Hayden coyly took a bow, his face tomato-red from embarrassment.
Although she hasn’t fully recovered from that traumatic incident, Katrina herself can now joke about it.
A few days ago during a show, she asked the audience to join an impromptu dance contest. The disc jockey started playing Careless Whisper and the contestants started dancing Katrina-Hayden style.
“Stop that,” ordered Katrina, pretending to be angry. “Kung hindi ipakukulong ko kayo.”
During this interview, Katrina again joked, “Hidden talent ko ’yon,” referring to her bedroom choreography” with Hayden, “kaya lang, mayroon nagkalat sa Internet.” Then she laughed, until a certain sadness crossed her face. “At least now, I can go to the mall. Still, some people would look at me in a strange way. Pero karamihan sympathetic ang nasa mga mata nila.”
She’s back at work (in the GMA teledrama Rosalinda) and endorsing a few products (except Flawless which is a subsidiary of The Belo Medical Clinic).
She again apologized to Dr. Vicki Belo for making the mistake of falling for Hayden when he was still going steady with Vicki. (The two are together again but Vicki insists that they are “only friends” now.) But Katrina said that she has yet to receive a “personal” apology from Hayden who has actually said “I’m sorry” again and again on national television. Upon the advice of his lawyer, Hayden even joined an anti-violence against women crusade.
“Pero sa TV lang ’yon,” said Katrina. “I haven’t seen any sign of remorse in him. He seems not to have learned a lesson.”
Would she, can she, have the heart to forgive him?
“How can I forgive somebody who hasn’t apologized to me personally?”
Any Christmas wish?
“The issue has been going on for more than a year now. I’ve been to all agencies of the government, repeating my story over and over again. I just hope that everything will be over soon. I have only one Christmas wish: May the next year and the years after that be stress-free.”
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