MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers believe that while the controversial Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap) has room for improvement, it is an important government program as it not only ...

The AKAP is flawed from the beginning. It just sprung up in the bicameral conference committee on the 2024 budget. It was not part of the public deliberations on the budget, neither in the House ...

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 ...

A Comelec resolution also presumes politicians participating in AKAP distribution to be vote-buying, vote-selling, or abusing state resources MANILA, Philippines – Politicians and materials ...

A majority of Filipinos favor the continuation of the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program, according to OCTA Research’s latest Tugon ng Masa survey. Implemented in 2024 by the Department of ...

Comelec has granted the new request of the DSWD to exempt its Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (Akap) from the election ...