Noon pa man ay kilala ang Pilipinas bilang isang masayang bansa ngunit may mga madilim na bahagi. Gumagamit ang bansa ng mga inuming may alkohol para sa libangan at kasiyahan, na walang problema ngunit, inaabuso ito ng ilang tao at maaari itong humantong sa maraming nasisira at nasirang buhay.
Philippines: New Survey Data Illustrate Alcohol Harm, But Alcohol Taxation Provides Solution. (2021). Policy News. https://movendi.ngo/news/2021/08/26/philippines-new-survey-data-illustrate-alcohol-harm-but-alcohol-taxation-provides-solution/
Inequities in alcohol-related harm in the Philippines. (Alberto et al. 2022). The Lancet. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(22)00053-X/fulltext#:~:text=In%20the%20Philippines%2C%2021·1,men%20are%20attributable%20to%20cancer.