WATCH: Senators take a sip of alcopops during alcohol tax hearing. Full story:
, as it is made to look like a child-friendly drink when it actually has a high alcohol content.
Alcopops have an alcohol content of 7% for a 200-ml pack. To compare, popular beer brand Red Horse has an alcohol content of 7.2%, while San Miguel Pale Pilsen has 5%. "Kung matanda umiinom niyan, kailangan ba pa-cute 'yung packaging? Of course not. So that's why sinasabi ko na if they cannot even moderate or police themselves, then I'm going to propose something like that,"Aside from Cayetano, other senators like Bong Go and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon also took a sip.
TASTE TEST. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon takes a sip of an alcopop drink. Photo by Angie de Silva/RapplerALCOHOL EFFECT. Senator Bong Go says he got a little dizzy after drinking an alcopop. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler A particular alcopops brand, currently priced at P25 per 200 ml, has a total excise tax of P1.30 per pack. The Department of Finance is proposing that the tax be increased to P8 per pack.
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