Spain's chocolate brand named "Filipinos" labelled as "Chocolate Negro" sparks controversy a new

The chocolate-covered biscuit brand from Spain name "Filipinos" labelled "chocolate negro," has sparked controversy for having the same name as the people of the Philippines.

         Photo credit from: Cedric Castillo Twitter

It was recently discovered being sold at a membership shopping center in Manila, GMA news reported.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the agency is investigating the entry of an imported chocolate biscuit.

"We are not allowing the use of a country or a nationality as a brand," Lopez said in Cedric Castillo's report.

However, Lopez explained that racist connotation of the "chocolate negro" caption may have been lost in translation, which only mean "dark chocolate."

In 1999, former congressman Heherson Alvarez has filed a resolution in congress urging the department of Foreign Affairs to protest the brand of biscuit, however the result remains unclear. After two decades, the biscuit is still sold in the country.

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