Liderato ng Kamara, nanindigan sa isinusulong na pagbabalik ng P39-B na pondo sa AKAP sa ilalim ng proposed 2025 national budget

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00:00Leader of the Camera, who is in favor of providing assistance for the POS-Angkita Program or ACAP.

00:06This is in the middle of the incomprehension of the two members of Congress in talking about the allocation of the funds.

00:12Mela Lesmora in Centro ng Balita, live. Mela.

00:16Joshua, the congressmen who were together to defend the assistance for the POS-Angkita Program,

00:24led by House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

00:28The Leader of the Camera, who is in favor of providing assistance for the POS-Angkita Program or ACAP,

00:33led by House Speaker Martin Romualdez,

00:35is in favor of returning to the 2025 General Appropriations Bill

00:39the more than P39 billion Pesos fund for the assistance for the POS-Angkita Program or ACAP.

00:43The Senate risked this for their own version of the allocation of funds,

00:47which the congressmen did not like.

00:50According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,

00:53it would be better if the Senate heard the voice of the people here

00:58so that they would know how important ACAP is.

01:01ACAP is different from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS.

01:06Although this is the same program as the DSWD,

01:09ACAP was created to help low-income and minimum-wage earners.

01:14What we hear from the other Senators,

01:18I don't think they understand because they don't go down too much.

01:22So I will tell our friends in the Senate to go around first

01:28and ask the people what they want.

01:31And from what I see, from all the places we went to,

01:34they really like it and they support this program.

01:38The House Committee on Appropriations Chair Elizalde Co. also supported this.

01:42In the upcoming Bicameral Conference Committee Meeting on the 2025 Budget Proposal,

01:47Speaker Romualdez also raised the issue of the return of allocation to ACAP.

01:53Co. said that they will not allow the government's most vital socialized program to disappear,

01:59which is a big deal while the salary is not rising and many sectors are earning in society.

02:05According to him, the other lawmakers...

02:08We're just giving back the rightful share of these individuals.

02:12They're also paying their taxes.

02:15So in this program, we're giving back to them

02:22the taxes they're paying, which is part of the country's fund.

02:26I guess if we will criticize,

02:30criticize in the sense that we should improve the program,

02:33not to totally abolish the program.

02:35This was an idea of Secretary Gatchalian,

02:37and I think it's been a smashing success so far.

02:40Many were helped by ACAP now,

02:42and if we will abolish it or if we will remove it outright,

02:46I think it will be a big blow to the social amelioration program of the national government.

02:53Joshua, actually, on behalf of the Senate,

02:55we're waiting for the third and final reading of the Senate,

02:59this 2025 General Appropriations Bill,

03:02before we can discuss whether the Senate will leave or not this fund for ACAP.

03:08But for now, Joshua, I hope the panel will leave.

03:11And the congressmen, they're very hopeful that this will be returned

03:14to the fund for the welfare of our fellow countrymen.

03:18Joshua?

03:20Yes, Mela.

03:21The proposal of the Senate is to combine AICS and ACAP.

03:26Does the congressmen agree with that?

03:32Joshua, generally, AICS and ACAP,

03:35the various social amelioration programs of the government,

03:39their goal is to help our fellow countrymen who are in need.

03:43But for the congressmen specifically,

03:46ACAP is really for the targeted beneficiaries

03:50who usually don't receive assistance,

03:52those who lost their jobs or are looking for a job,

03:56or our fellow countrymen who don't earn enough.

04:00That's why they say that this program is very important

04:04for all sectors of the society,

04:06just like this sector that has low income,

04:10to be able to provide assistance to the government.

04:12Because Joshua, what our lawmakers are saying,

04:15this is also from the wisdom of our workers for the fund of the government.

04:22That's why Joshua, we are waiting for the agreement

04:26of the Bicameral Conference Committee on this issue.

04:30Joshua?

04:30Thank you very much, Mela Lesmoras.

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