Manila, Feb. 4 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday maintained that it sets an eligibility criteria in identifying beneficiaries of the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP).

It also emphasized that referrals, whether from organizations, politicians or any other institutions, will not guarantee that the names included will receive financial assistance.

"Would-be AKAP beneficiaries are not easily identifiable because we need to ascertain if indeed these individuals who are earning no more than the statutory minimum wage ay apektado ng inflation at kailangan i-assist ng (are affected by inflation and need assistance from the) DSWD under this particular program," Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said in a ...