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Senator Bong Go emphasized the importance of making financial assistance more accessible following the approval on third and final reading of Senate Bill No. 155, a measure seeking to simplify documentary requirements for Filipinos applying for government financial assistance. SBN 155 aims to remove unnecessary hurdles that often prevent poor and vulnerable Filipinos from immediately […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano expressed support for simplifying access to government assistance but said this should be matched with long-term programs that allow small businesses and families to become self-sufficient. Cayetano made this manifestation on Senate Bill No. 155, or the Simplified Government Aid Access Act, which seeks to streamline the distribution of […]
The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, chaired by Senator Erwin Tulfo, has expressed its commitment to institutionalizing accessible government aid distribution without political interference. Tulfo made the statement during a recent panel hearing on his bill to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program of the Department of […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s veto of non-essential funds under the unprogrammed appropriations – as well as the prohibition of political involvement in the distribution of “ayuda” – in the newly signed Republic Act 12314, the national budget for 2026. Lacson noted two of the items that survived the […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo clarified that the proposed 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) prohibits the presence of any politician in the payouts of cash assistance provided by the government. Tulfo set the record straight during the bicameral conference on the bill containing the P6.793-trillion national budget for next year as some lawmakers raised objection against the […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has expressed the importance of giving the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sole discretion to distribute AKAP (Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program) and other social aid programs of the government. While he explained that he is not opposed to the distribution of aid to the poorest of […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is counting on the Senate to support the larger funding allocations for the government’s targeted cash aid programs for poor and low-income families in the proposed 2025 national budget. “We have very high hopes that the Senate will endorse the P114 billion allocation for the 4Ps, as well […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano pushed for a more efficient approach to distributing government aid, saying administrative costs are eating up on the funds instead of benefitting Filipinos in need. During the recent Senate briefing of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), Cayetano said with the government agencies’ ayuda funds totaling P590 billion in the 2025 […]
“Kaya ba?” Kaya!” Senator Alan Peter Cayetano gave this assurance during the Independence Day episode of Sampung Libong Pag-asa – a program that started as a bill seeking to provide P10,000 in cash assistance to Filipino families but which now continues to give the amount to selected beneficiaries through private initiatives. Cayetano said while the […]
Senator Sonny Angara assured that the Senate will work for the continued grant of “ayuda” or aid in support of sectors that are still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Angara gave the assurance during the bicameral conference committee meetings on the 2023 national budget. Unlike the ayuda that was provided during the height […]