JAKARTA - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming arrived in Gorontalo on Friday afternoon marking the start of a working visit to open the 2026 XVII National Farmers and Fishermen Week (PENAS) as well as reviewing the Bulango Ulu Dam.
Arriving at Djalaluddin Airport, Vice President Gibran was greeted with a Gorontalo traditional betel nut which was followed by a prayer.
It is planned that during the visit today, Vice President Gibran will visit the Bulango Ulu Dam in Bone Bolango Regency which is still under construction.
The construction process is now 94.99 percent. The dam is included in the National Strategic Project category.
Reported by ANTARA, Friday, June 19, Vice President Gibran is also planned to attend PENAS XVII 2026 in Gorontalo Regency and run from June 20-25, 2026.
The event was a forum for a meeting for about 30,000 participants consisting of farmers, fishermen, and extension workers from all corners of the archipelago.
PENAS XVII took the theme "Transforming Technology in Supporting the Food Self-sufficiency Program to Create Indonesia as a World Food Reserve in 2045".
Previously, Vice President Gibran on Thursday (18/6), had visited East Nusa Tenggara to see the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program at two locations in Ende Regency.
The visit to NTT marked the start of a review of a number of areas on June 18-21, 2026.
After Gorontalo, the Vice President is scheduled to continue his visit to West Papua, with an agenda to review the Ransiki Cocoa Production Center in South Manokwari Regency and open the XIV National Church Choir Festival (Pesparawi) in Manokwari.
On the last day of the working visit, the Vice President will continue to the agenda to South Papua through Asmat Regency to review a number of public facilities, including the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress, Sagu Field School, Agats Hospital, and the Holy Cross Cathedral Church.
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