This article defends the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) against criticism, highlighting its importance in alleviating the economic burden of inflation on minimum wage workers and low-income Filipinos. It emphasizes the program's alignment with Christian and social principles of caring for the poor and marginalized, and cites its success in benefiting nearly five million Filipinos since its inception.
“The administration and the DSWD in particular should just ignore the critics and continue the program”
What is AKAP? It is a financial assistance program for minimum wage workers and low-income earners who have been hit hardest by increases in the prices of basic goods. Luckily, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saw the beauty and importance of this social amelioration program. This implies the program is a selective political tool. Carpio also likened it to “pork barrel,” congressional funding prerogatives which have been declared unconstitutional and ordered abolished by the Supreme Court.
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