SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has vowed to block the revival of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) Program, which provides direct cash and other forms ...

FILIPINOS are generous, there is no doubt. But many cannot pour from an empty cup they have. Their own lifeline is thin, yet they have the lifeline of others to support. A matter they believe they ...

The recently signed P6.326 trillion national budget for 2025, while ambitious in its scope, reveals a stark reality: a P1.686 ...

A 54-year-old man in Pangasinan lost P50,000 after falling victim to an online scam that promised government cash assistance. The victim from Barangay Casibong in San Jacinto received a message from ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) over the weekend said the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis ...

MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, December 25, highlighted the expanding coverage and measurable impact of its social protection programs for senior ...

The Commission on Audit flags the release of P926 million for the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program or AKAP, citing system abuse, after state auditors found thousands of beneficiaries getting payments ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 has temporarily stopped the issuance of guarantee letters for two of its crisis assistance programs starting November 30, 2025.

ODIONGAN, Romblon (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)–Romblon has completed the distribution of ₱22.5 million in financial assistance to 7,500 low-income residents across ...

Some 1,900 mothers, pregnant women, and senior citizens from different parts of Pampanga received financial assistance through the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of ...

FORMER First District Assistant Engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez is escorted as he left the Department of Justice on Sept. 24, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR THE Department of Justice (DoJ) ...

Martin Romualdez’s resignation speech was so full of self-serving ironies, it came off as ridiculous. He spoke of “service” while presiding over what is widely known as the most corrupt budget in the ...