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Links lead to unofficial websites that may expose users to potential phishing schemes
Claim: Cash assistance from government programs Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) and Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) worth P20,000 can be claimed by filling out a form or posting a message on a certain Facebook page.
Rating: FALSE
Why we looked at these facts: Skeptical Facebook pages have repeatedly posted the claim, with one post garnering 120 comments, 87 comments, and 12 shares as of writing. The claims are also being shared on Facebook groups, with one having as many as 200,000 members.
The Facebook pages use the logo of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along with the logo of AKAP and AICS in a graphic that advertises cash assistance.
“All mothers and fathers who have children in school, write us a message to receive cash assistance of P20,000 pesos,” the posts say in their description.
(All mothers and fathers with children in school, send us a message to receive P20,000 cash assistance.)
Facts: Phishing link checker is developed by EasyDMARC has marked links on Facebook posts as suspicious.
A scanning tool urlscan.io also shows that links lead to the blog pageIt is not an official government website. It is not authorized to provide cash assistance from the AKAP and AICS programs, as only the DSWD is authorized to do so. Filling out unauthorized forms on websites that pretend to be an official government source can put users’ personal and financial information at risk. (READ: Phishing 101: How to spot and avoid scams)
The viral post also contains questionable information. It mentions that even beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) – the government’s conditional cash transfer program implemented by the DSWD – are eligible to receive financial assistance under the AKAP. This is it is impossible because the AKAP guidelines issued in 2024 clearly prohibit the beneficiaries of other forms of government financial assistance.
AICS, AKAP: CAP is a program that provides cash assistance to people whose income is below the minimum wage or is insufficient to meet their basic needs, when AICS is a safety net for people facing serious problems by providing education, medical treatment, transportation, funerals, food aid, and other forms of assistance.
AKAP has been it has stopped as it was not given any allocation in the 2026 national budget. The DSWD said that the AICS program now covers the subsidized AKAP clients.
While AKAP, like AICS, uses a investigation process by DSWD social workers In order to determine eligibility in applying for assistance, the program was subjected to a screening test there is no official list of beneficiaries and worry that it was politically.
Official sources: This is not the first time this claim has been circulated online. Recently on April 21, DSWD placed advice warn social media users against clicking on links on messages promising financial assistance from the government. The advisory also stated that the AKAP program has been terminated.
Valid information on DSWD programs and services can be found on its website website or social media accounts are activated Facebook, X (formerly Twitter)and YouTube.
Solved: Rappler has denied other false claims related to fake subscription links:
– Lance Magno/Rappler.com
Lance Magno is a volunteer in Rappler’s Research and Data division. He is a fourth year BS Biology student majoring in biology at Centro Escolar University Manila.
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