DECISION
•SORONGON, E.D., J. :
It is axiomatic that a license to practice a profession is not an inherent right but a mere privilege burdened with responsibilities.
Possession of the qualifications prescribed by law prior to admission to a profession is not only a prerequisite to the grant of a license but a continuing requirement. Towards this end, the State, by virtue of its general police power, may suspend or revoke the professional license of an erring registered professional, in this case a medical practitioner, showing any fault or deficiency in his moral character, honesty, probity or good demeanor.
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DECISION
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In this Petition for Review under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of
Civil Procedure, petitioner Hayden Kho, Jr. seeks to reverse and set aside the August 22, 2011 Decision 1 of the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) in Administrative Case No. A-373 which affirmed the earlier Decision2 of the Board of Medicine dated November 20,
2009 finding him guilty of Immorality, Dishonorable and/or Unethical
Conduct and the latter's subsequent Order 3 dated February 8, 2010 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.
The facts of the case pertinent to the case at bar are as follows:
Hayden Kho, Jr. (petitioner) is a duly licensed physician. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo
Tomas in 2005 and passed the medical licensure examinations and obtained his license in 2007. Thereafter, he began his career as one of the doctors at the Belo Medical Group, Inc. (BMGI).
