By Carlo Ople*
A lot of people used social media to condemn Hayden Kho for his actions, which eventually led to a full-blown Senate hearing (not that I’m agreeing that we should have a Senate hearing for a sex scandal). Now his supporters are relying on Social Media to support and defend him. I was given a link by a good friend through Yahoo Messenger. Apparently, someone made a blog called “Give Hayden a Chance“.
The first post entitled “Let’s give Hayden a chance“, already has 16 comments as of this writing. The site counter on the sidebar also shows that around 400+ people have already dropped by the site. I’m guessing that it’s only a matter of time before the hundreds become thousands then maybe even millions.
It’s a bit annoying and amazing that this issue has been completely blown out of proportion. I fully support the women… but a Senate hearing for a sex scandal? Shouldn’t we be paying more attention to Swine Flu and the fact that there are 14 confirmed cases already in the Philippines? I can understand social media going “gaga” over the Hayden scandals because it’s a human interest story but for institutions to go as far as they have… man!
Carlo Ople is the main author of New Media Philippines, a blog that aims to help Filipinos maximize and realize the potential of New Media. Apart from being a blogger, Carlo also serves as a Marketing Manager for one of the leading online gaming companies in the Philippines. He is also a freelance digital marketing consultant and has worked with various politicians and business owners expand their reach and influence through the use of social media.
August 9th, 2009 at 4:29 am
i think what he did is out of the scene. well, for a fact, im pretty sure that she knew it is happening. im just saying, hayden may be guilty, but katrina should also take her actions into a positive way. they made up. everybody knows that in this time, pre marital sex is accepted. why cant she just take what everybody is saying. the more she talks, the more issues are evolving. why cant she be like maricar reyes. quiet and take all of the blame because what she said, it really happened and she had fun. a more right thing to do. just my opinion.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:00 am
hayden kho should be given the chance, matagal na mga videos na yan, kung ginusto niya talaga ipa-upload, why now lang? Saka put yourself in his place, hindi ka ba maririndi sa dami nang nakiki-ride on sa isyu? Saka walang mavivideohan kung walang nagkikipag casual sex sa kanya. Bakit sila sumasama sa condo ni Hayden? Para kulutan siya? it takes 2 to tango
June 8th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
yung hayden and halili case, this is
not an easy case to JUDGE
halili says … binaboy siya, which is true
hayden says, remorse na siya
doctora bello says wala siyang kasalanan
chua says wala rin siyang kasalanan
sino ang may kasalanan then
mahirap na case ito kasi, each one
will point finger at the other person
siyempre excited and titillated lahat
ng tao who like to watch the video
kasama yan sa entertainment
gobiyerno should intervene and
instead of pointing fingers,
alamin ang cause ng immorality
bakit sobra ng immorality nagawa
and find solutions instead of
making trials by sensational news
lagyan ng control ang video
proliferation
lagyan ng control ang immorality
filipinas kawawa naman kung
lagi na lan may issue about sex
sex is something very private
and hindi masama ito
kaso, nagkakaroon ng maruming
meaning ito
gawan ng crusade ang society
ng pinas and try to clean
the immorality
June 8th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I know all of us has a distinct opinion. however we should be responsible and be discreet for all the words that comes from our mouth because they will play a very essential part specially if your a blogger..
and please do not be susceptible about the issue. the issue hir are hayden and halili im just wondering why you people like to involved such name particulary “Sen. Bong Revilla”????????????????
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
On Hayden: Hayden’s cirmes are really private, he did not seek permission from the women he had sex with to tape them on video. Otherwise, their affairs are very private matters which was really none of anybody’s business but theirs. Sex acts are nothing but wholesomely aesthetic to watch, thus, done in the privacy of the room with doors locked,curtains drawn, and lights off. Because couples, both married and unmarried, engage in lustful, kinky, pleasurable sex that should make them look like baboys as Katrina and Bong revilla pointed out. And it’s perfectly normal for the couple to enjoy each other, to be all over each other, right? If hayden chooses to videotape them for his own private weird fetish, that’s his business, and he was able to keep them from the public eye for 2 years which in fairness to him, means he never intended them for the public eye to see. He, as well as the women he betrayed by not asking permission, is a victim of betrayal by friends, who committed the crime of uploading something private into the internet for the world to see.
PMA and PRC should also summon Bistek for an investigation and his license should be revoked as well, because he along with Chua, committed a graver crime in uploading these videos irresponsibly for hte whole world to see.Theirs was the much bigger crime because it had malice and the intent to destroy Hayden.
Sen Bong Revilla, please shut up! A womanizer should never accuse another womanizer of being a pervert of hte highest order, nanira ng dangal, trust. all of who you are too! Sinira mo rin ang dangal ng asawa mo, trust nya. Pervert ka din kaya ga marami kang babae, at laging umiiyak asawa mo sa pambababae mo, me naka ka pa nga sa labas di ba? You only differ with Hayden in that your sexual acts with other women were not videotaped. But they contain the same elements of womanizing. and womanizing always always involves lies, betrayal, lust, sex, infidelity. What’s new? In any profession, you find them all. you can’t moralize, because you have no moral authority to do so. It’s just making you one hypocrite of the highest order.
I agree with Vicky Belo. Women should be careful. and women should not enter into a relationship with men who are spoken for no matter what pambobola they say to twist you round their fingers. Triangular relationships are burdensome, wrong, mali, masakit, pangit, mali at mali pa rin, whatever angle you look at them.
Lolit Solis: what remorse is still lacking in hayden? He appeared at the senate, appeared at Pedea, appeared at PMA, voluntarily having his license revoked? promising to do civic works, medical missions? Isn’t that humility? facing up to the consequences of his wrong actions? owning up to them? isa ka ring hypocrite.
Jamby Madrigal: You were right when you said hayden’s crimes were private, the bigger crimes were the uploading of those videos.