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CASH GRANT. Rice retailers receive their P15,000 cash grant in at the Agora Public Market in San Juan on September 9, 2023.
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The controversial Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) is included in the list of exempted programs from March 28, subject to conditions
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted at least 12 programs in its election spending ban beginning March 28, or 45 days before the May 12 midterm elections.
The Comelec earlier issued a number of resolutions restricting social aid programs in a bid to prevent vote buying during certain parts of the campaign period.
One of the programs the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had applied exemption for is the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), which the Comelec approved. AKAP, a cash aid program for Filipinos earning less than the minimum wage, is controversial as politicians had made appearances in distribution activities.
The Comelec approved AKAP and other programs with several conditions, including how there must be no politicians present during distribution.
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