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Senate panel wants removal of budget for DSWD’s AKAP
The Senate Finance Committee has proposed removing the Ayuda sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's budget for 2025.
This program, intended to aid minimum wage earners affected by inflation, was controversially added to the 2024 budget during the bicameral conference committee deliberations.
For 2024, AKAP was allocated P26.7 billion under a special provision in the DSWD Secretary's Office budget.
The original National Expenditure Program for 2025 submitted by the Executive did not include a similar provision for AKAP.
The Senate panel on finance has recommended the deletion of AKAP funding from the DSWD's budget for 2025, based on the Committee Report on House Bill No. 10800.
Instead of AKAP, the committee report suggests creating a new Sustainable Livelihood Program aimed at supporting microenterprises and employment facilitation, among other programs for DSWD.
The AKAP funding became controversial after it was linked to the signature campaign for Charter change, with Sen. Imee Marcos alleging it was used to lure Filipinos into participating in the people's initiative.
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