Pimentel pushes for increased budget for DFA
The Philippine Star|November 12, 2024
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III yesterday expressed concern that the controversial dole-out Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) would receive a higher appropriation than the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the proposed 2025 national budget.
CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE

Pimentel said that under the 2024 General Appropriations Act, the DFA was allocated a budget of P24.4 billion, while the AKAP is set to receive P26.7 billion next year.

AKAP is a financial relief administered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to minimum wage earners under the low-income category.

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