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The Philippine Star
|June 21, 2026
The head of the House of Representatives committee on social services has denied that congressmen’s resistance to an anti-epal provision derailed the ratification of a bill institutionalizing the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations or AICS.
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Budget watchdogs had pushed for the abolition of AICS and other aid programs in which politicians have a say in the disbursement. But despite the public outrage that erupted over what has been described as the institutionalized looting of public funds through the national budget, lawmakers allowed the abolition of only one ayuda program in the 2026 General Appropriations Act: the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program or AKAP.
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