MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives has joined the fray of groups investigating the sex video of actress Katrina Halili and Doctor Hayden Kho.

Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan of Gabriela partylist filed House Resolution 1184 asking the committees on public information, civil service and professional regulation, and justice to conduct an immediate inquiry into "how the right to privacy can be best protected in the light of the various cases of proliferation of videos of women's intimate acts with their partners without the victims' consent and knowledge."

Citing the Katrina-Hayden sex video, the lawmakers also urged the recommendation of measures to hold accountable those responsible for the video and to ensure the protection of right to privacy and the dignity and well-being of the victims.

Lawmakers had lamented the lack of laws to penalize those who take and circulate these videos. A number of measures have remained pending in the House such as the anti-pornography bill and the anti-cyber boso (peep) bill.