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        "id": 1712977,
        "msgid": "may-day-at-monas-bulog-distributes-350-000-food-aid-packages-to-workers-1777636402",
        "date": "2026-05-01 17:42:00",
        "title": "May Day at Monas: Bulog Distributes 350,000 Food Aid Packages to Workers",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "On International Workers' Day, state-owned enterprise PT Perum Bulog distributed 350,000 food aid packages to labourers at the National Monument in Jakarta, following directives from President Prabowo Subianto. The initiative, funded by the State Secretariat and coordinated with ID Food and local enterprises, aims to maintain workers' purchasing power and ensure access to affordable food. The event drew crowds of workers from across regions, highlighting government support for the labour community.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The state-owned enterprise PT Perum Bulog\ndistributed 350,000 food aid packages during the commemoration of\nInternational Labour Day at the National Monument (Monas) area in\nJakarta on Friday (1\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>PT Perum Bulog\u2019s President Director, Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, stated\nthat the distribution of the aid was in line with instructions from\nPresident Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at Bulog, in accordance with the President\u2019s directives,\ncoordinated the preparation of 350,000 food packages intended for our\nbrothers and sisters, fellow workers observing International Labour\nDay,\u201d Rizal said at Monas on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rizal, the aid is a special gesture from Prabowo for the\nLabour Day commemoration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is extraordinary support from the President; hopefully, it will\ncontinue in the days ahead,\u201d Rizal remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The retired TNI General stated that the aid is sourced from the State\nSecretariat (Setneg) budget.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bulog and other state-owned food enterprises, ID Food, are\ntasked with preparing and distributing the aid packages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The budget is from) the State Secretariat. We at Bulog are only\npreparing it,\u201d Rizal explained.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that Bulog and ID Food prepared hundreds of thousands of\naid packages together with DKI Jakarta\u2019s Regional-Owned Enterprises\n(BUMD) over three days before Labour Day.<\/p>\n<p>Through this aid, the government hopes to maintain the purchasing\npower of the community, especially the worker group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ensure that workers still have access to sufficient and\naffordable food,\u201d Rizal stated.<\/p>\n<p>Kompas.com observations at the location showed that the Monas area\nwas crowded with masses of workers from various regions, including\ndistricts outside Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>They queued for the aid prepared on dozens of trucks in the Monas\narea.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/may-day-at-monas-bulog-distributes-350-000-food-aid-packages-to-workers-1777636402",
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