MANILA, Philippines — Despite criticisms, the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap) was able to help almost five million near-poor Filipinos, or those under lower middle-income status, the Department ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite warnings that government cash assistance programs function as "soft pork" and evidence of poor implementation, the bicameral conference committee approved doubling the ...

QUEZON CITY (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has explicitly said that AKAP beneficiaries based on specific criteria, and referrals from organizations or individuals–do ...

The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged lapses in the implementation of the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social assistance program ...

SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has vowed to block the revival of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) Program, which provides direct cash and other forms ...

MANILA, Philippines — The executive branch did not propose funding for the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) for the 2026 national budget. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has found lapses and “systemic weaknesses” in the implementation of the government’s Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap), including duplication ...