Residents receive relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Baao, Mauban, Quezon on May 27, 2024, a day after typhoon Aghon ravaged the area. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

Residents receive relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Baao, Mauban, Quezon on May 27, 2024, a day after typhoon Aghon ravaged the area. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Job Manahan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173536039519220240527-typhoon-aghon-mauban-quezon-JC-2064.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Residents receive relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Baao, Mauban, Quezon on May 27, 2024, a day after typhoon Aghon ravaged the area. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents receive relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Baao, Mauban, Quezon on May 27, 2024, a day after typhoon Aghon ravaged the area. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – No barangay official is involved in providing the list of Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said. </p><p>In a statement, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that &quot;nowhere in the AKAP guidelines are barangay officials empowered to make the list of beneficiaries who will receive the cash assistance from the agency.&quot;</p><p>Gatchalian also maintained this was not a form of pork barrel as alleged by critics.</p><p>&quot;Any good Samaritan can refer potential beneficiaries and the barangay has nothing to do with AKAP based on our existing guidelines,&quot; said the DSWD chief. </p><p>&quot;Let me reiterate that all the DSWD&#x27;s Field Offices across the country serve people in need, whether they are walk-in clients or were referred to by local government unit (LGU) officials. DSWD social workers process applications for AKAP and they determine the amount of aid to qualified beneficiaries,&quot; he added. </p><p>According to Gatchalian, lawmakers and local officials could only &quot;refer potential aid recipients.&quot; </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/14/lawmaker-defends-akap-funds-stresses-aid-to-lower-income-filipinos-1218">READ: Lawmaker defends AKAP funds, stresses aid to lower-income Filipinos</a></div><p>Despite this though, DSWD&#x27;s social workers were still responsible for the vetting of beneficiaries based on the program&#x27;s guidelines. </p><p>&quot;The original intention of the AKAP program is to protect the minimum wage earners and near-poor Filipinos from the effects of inflation that erode their buying power. It is intended to provide a menu of assistance for goods and services that are affected by high inflation depending on the needs of the individuals,&quot; he said. </p><p>AKAP beneficiaries can receive P2,000-P10,000, with a holdout period of three months, the agency earlier said. </p><p>Gatchalian had earlier stood firm that politicians will have no influence over the fund release, and they can&#x27;t also attend the AKAP aid distribution.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NqTb780gWso?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>No barangay official is involved in providing the list of Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said. </p>

No barangay official is involved in providing the list of Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said.

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DSWD: No village official involved in providing list of AKAP beneficiaries

DSWD: No village official involved in providing list of AKAP beneficiaries

Job Manahan,

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Published Dec 28, 2024 12:34 PM PHT

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