Speaker Romualdez fights to save AKAP program, which aids low-income Filipinos, from Senate defunding in 2025 budget.

Speaker Martin Romualdez is fighting to keep the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) funded in the 2025 budget. The program, which assists over four million low-income Filipinos with one-time cash aid of P3,000 to P5,000, faces defunding by the Senate. Romualdez argues that AKAP supports economic growth by aiding consumer spending. The House has allocated P39 billion for AKAP in 2025, but the Senate plans to remove this funding.

November 21, 2024
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