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.
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.
यह कहानी The Philippine Star के November 12, 2024 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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