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The government’s Ayuda Sa Kapos Ang Kita Program (AKAP) is set to help a greater number of low-wage workers, especially those employed by micro and small enterprises, in the months ahead, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo said. “We expect the AKAP’s cash aid to help employees receiving ‘minimal’ wages such as those working for micro […]
A controversial dole-out program called “AKAP” or Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program receiving a higher budget than the Department of Foreign Affairs in the proposed 2025 national budget bothers Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, who said it should not be allowed. Pimentel questioned why AKAP would receive a higher budget than DFA. “A […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, Tingog Partylist Representatives Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre, Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sec. Rex Gatchalian, and other partners have joined forces again to deliver more than P90 million in aid to 11,808 beneficiaries from various sectors in the Davao Region, including healthcare workers, students, youth and teachers. […]
Fresh funding must be infused into emergency employment programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to stem the impact of mass layoffs, which have already started in the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Despite the initial difficulties in the implementation of the programs, the DOLE has shown […]