FACT CHECK: PEKE ang ₱12K pension para sa seniors; HINDI pa batas ang Universal Social Pension
May ilang YouTube videos ang nagsasabing awtomatikong makakatanggap ng P12,000 kada buwan ang lahat ng senior citizens na may senior ID. Mali ito.
Tag Archives: ayuda
FACT CHECK: P12K cash aid for seniors FALSE; universal social pension NOT yet a law
Several YouTube videos are claiming that senior citizens with a senior identification card will automatically receive P12,000 a month under the Universal Social Pension. This is false.
FACT CHECK: DSWD, Sen. Robinhood Padilla NOT giving out P8,500 cash assistance
A photo circulating in a Facebook group claims that unemployed individuals and non-members of the 4Ps are entitled to a P8,500 financial assistance from DSWD and Sen. Robinhood Padilla. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: WALANG ₱5K ayuda para sa mga bumoto kay Bong Go
Peke ang ilang posts ng bagong gawang Facebook page tungkol sa umano'y pamimigay ni reelectionist Sen. Bong Go, na nangunguna sa senatorial race, ng P5,000 na ayuda para sa mga bumoto sa kanya sa halalan noong Mayo 12.
FACT CHECK: NO P5K cash aid from Bong Go after May 12 polls
A newly created Facebook page is claiming that reelectionist Sen. Bong Go, who is leading the senatorial race, will provide P5,000 ayuda to those who voted for him in the May 12 midterm elections. This is fake.
FACT CHECK: Another FAKE DepEd cash assistance promo
A Facebook page is promoting cash assistance from DepEd for students in all levels, including TESDA and ALS enrollees. This FAKE.
Breaking the ‘ayuda’ mentality
Doing so would be like giving lawmakers a boulder to hit their heads. Perhaps the next best thing to do is for voters to reject candidates who promote the "ayuda" mentality and use it for political advantage.
‘Ayuda’ dole outs defy 2013 SC ruling vs ‘pork’
Cuts made by Congress in the annual budget in the last three years had reached P1.042 trillion, broken down into: P219 billion in the 2013 GAA, P449.5 billion in 2024 and P373 billion in 2025.
More ‘poor’ Filipinos despite increasing govt ‘ayuda’
Instead of reducing poverty, these "ayuda" programs seem to institutionalize a culture of mendicancy through a system that promotes patronage politics on all levels.
Is AKAP worth embracing?
What tainted the project are the face and not-so-hidden intentions of Romualdez and his allies eyeing the 2025 and 2028 elections. Romualdez has become the face of AKAP, although the lump sum was lodged with the DSWD.
