(Unsplash) The Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP)--the acronym of which literally means "hug" in Filipino--shouldn't be viewed as anything malicious. Thus, said 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez, who despite being a member of the House...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon took exception to those casting a bad image on the Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP), which he...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has vowed to stand up against people who will use the Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP) funds for the purpose of signature-gathering under the...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (CongressTV)) Senator Imee Marcos was among the senators who gave their tacit approval to the P26.7-billion Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program. This was learned Wednesday, Feb....
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, Feb. 14 defended the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) that aims to prevent the “near poor” minimum wage earners from going below the poverty line. In a statement, Gatchalian pointed out...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
Over 20.8 million beneficiaries have benefited from the government’s social amelioration initiatives, receiving financial assistance worth about P220.7 billion under the Bayanihan laws, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, July 14. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...