The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that almost five million Filipinos near the poverty line received assistance from the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” (AKAP) during its first year. The program utilized P26.157 billion of its P26.7 billion budget, achieving a 99.31 percent utilization rate. AKAP funds were allocated nationwide, with most regions exceeding 99 percent in fund obligations. The program offers various forms of assistance, including medical, funeral, food, and cash relief. The DSWD expects to continue assisting five million minimum wage earners and near-poor Filipinos in 2025. Meanwhile, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public that AKAP will be free from political influence despite concerns about its budget.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, that nearly five million near-poor Filipinos benefited from the “Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program” during its first year of implementation, from January to December 2024.“The AKAP program has demonstrated a strong impact with P26.157 billion in funds utilized, achieving a 99.31 percent utilization rate from the total P26.7 billion budget allocation for 2024,” said DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao.
The program offers a menu of assistance, including medical, funeral, food, and cash relief, provided directly through the DSWD’s Crisis Intervention Units/Sections at Central and Field Offices, as well as through Social Welfare and Development and Satellite Offices nationwide. Meanwhile, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian assured the public that AKAP, one of the agency’s key social protection programs, will remain insulated from politics amid concerns about its P26 billion budget potentially being used for the 2025 midterm elections.
“Our social workers, not politicians, determine the beneficiaries. They also process AKAP applications and determine the assistance amount for qualified beneficiaries,” Gatchalian said.
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