The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is prohibiting the presence of politicians and any materials associated with them during the distribution of the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is prohibiting politicians and any political materials during the distribution of Akap (Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita ...

The DSWD assures the public that AKAP’s implementation will benefit intended recipients “without the need of any intermediaries or middlemen.” During the offsite implementation of the ...

Erwin Tulfo admitted that the Akap was his brainchild, saying that he thought of the program when he was still DSWD secretary. Under the 2025 national budget signed by President Ferdinand Marcos ...

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 ...

This year, President Marcos placed AKAP under conditional implementation and directed the DSWD to strengthen its implementation and craft revised guidelines with the Department of Labor and ...

In a memorandum issued last month, the Comelec granted DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian’s request to exempt the AKAP and other social welfare programs from the 45-day spending ban for the May 2025 ...

Garcia reminded national and local government agencies that distribution of any aid or social services, including DSWD’s AICS (Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations) and AKAP (Ayuda para sa ...