CRISIS AID. Beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation receive the second tranche of their PHP5,000 cash aid in Navotas on Oct. 15, 2021. The Department of Social Welfare and Development implements the program. (Photo courtesy of Navotas-PIO) MANILA - Two leaders of the House of Representatives want to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program that has provided immediate relief to Filipinos under difficult circumstances. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Deputy Minority Leader Stella Quimbo on Friday filed House Bill 10428, which proposes to introduce a permanent national program that would be continuously funded under the annual budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Under the measure, the DSWD is tasked to provide various types of assistance, including cash grants for transportation, medical, burial, educational, food, and other support services. A beneficiary may get a minimum of PHP1,000 to a m