In a move that many see as an attempt to muddle the issue on the sex video scandal that he got himself embroiled in, Hayden Kho Jr. the embattled doctor gigolo, together with his lawyer went to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) yesterday, June 2 to “voluntarily submit” himself to a series of drug tests.

According to radio reports, Kho’s party had an hour-long, closed-door meeting with PDEA Director General ­­­­­­­­­Dionisio R. Santiago. Kho did the tests right after.

Although the result of Kho’s drug testing has not been made public as of press time, the PDEA downplayed its importance and “usefulness,” saying the doctor already admitted to using drugs.

Santiago said they are more interested with the names of the “drug suppliers” Kho mentioned during the Senate hearing on the so-called “Hayden Cam Scandal.”

Kho, supposedly fearing for his safety, refused to name names.

The agency's public information officer Derrick Carreon said that they have the means to assess the degree of danger the doctor is in.

“We can even give him security if necessary,” he said.

Carreon showed satisfaction with Kho’s decision to cooperate with the PDEA.

"He (Kho) expressed support to the PDEA's anti-illegal drugs advocacy during his dialogue with General Santiago," Carreon said.

Not coincidentally, actress Katrina Halili, Kho’s former flame and alleged partner in the widely circulated sex video, also went to the PDEA to have herself tested.

She arrived at the agency a few minutes after Kho and party left.

Atty. Raymund Palad, Halili’s counsel, promptly announced in an interview that Halili tested negative on three tests.

“Katrina tested negative not only for Ecstasy, but also for other drugs,” he said adding that, “the public should not forget that the main case here is Hayden’s violation of Katrina’s rights. His crime is so shocking. (The use of) Drugs is not a defense.”

The PDEA noted that Halili’s drug test result only shows that the actress had not used prohibited substances for the past eight days.

Halili submitted a urine sample, with which chemical traces could last from three to eight days only, depending on a person’s metabolism.

PDEA earlier sent summons to Kho and Halili after the doctor told a Senate inquiry that Halili gave him designer drug, Ecstacy, before having sexual intercourse.

Kho claimed Halili told him that the illegal drug supplier has powerful and influential connections in government.

The brouhaha continues on Thursday as the senate continues with part two of its investigation, with Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.—who was instrumental in triggering the probe—promising, “there will be no circus.”