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The Senate has removed the P39-billion proposed allocation for the Ayuda para sa Kapos and Kita Program —a cash aid program for minimum wage workers—in its version of the P6.352 trillion national budget for 2025.According to Sandra Aguinaldo's report on "24 Oras," Senator Imee Marcos said she removed the provision for the AKAP entirely. The AKAP and the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations supposedly may be combined under one program.
Senators have criticized the AKAP because it was not included in the Senate and Houswe versions of the 2024 national budget. Reportedly, it only appeared in the version of the bicameral conference committee.Under the proposed 2025 budget, AKAP's proposed allocation increased more than three-fold from P13 million in 2024 to P39.8 billion in 2025.House members said AKAP was needed by minimum wage earners whose income is P21,000 a month or less.
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