Social Programs
Prabowo gives BGN 30 days to fix MBG program governance
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Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency Trenggono said President Prabowo Subianto gave 30 days to improve the Free Nutritious Meals program.
Around seven million families have benefited from the government's free rice program, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said. The program provides 10 kilos of rice to each beneficiary six times a year and supports local farmers.
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Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said results of the review into free nutritious meals program issues will be submitted to President Prabowo Subianto next month.
On November 19, 2025, Welfare Secretary Ariadna Montiel Reyes appeared before the Chamber of Deputies to highlight poverty reduction advances during the review of President Claudia Sheinbaum's First Government Report. She reported that 13.4 million people escaped poverty from 2018 to 2024, and 32 million receive social programs with an investment of about 850 billion pesos. The session featured opposition criticisms on coverage and access to services.
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Welfare Secretary Ariadna Montiel and President Claudia Sheinbaum took part in delivering the Women's Welfare Pension in Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit. The event highlighted women's role in social transformation. Earlier in Tepic, they delivered housing titles and forgave home debts.