HEARING ON THE SIN TAX BILL: Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile together with Senators Ralph Recto and Franklin Drilon look at a PowerPoint presentation made by representatives from the tobacco and alcohol industry during the second public hearing on sin taxes, Thursday August 23, 2012. The Senate has started hearings on House Bill 5727, which aims to simplify and update excise taxes on cigarettes and liquor, generating an additional 33 billion pesos a year for the national government. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal)