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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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