Earth day rite

A soldier hands a plant over to a city worker as in celebration of Earth Day 2021, the Bacolod City Mayor’s Office-Sectoral Concerns and the Metro-Bacolod Alliance for Nature’s Gratification, Environmental Protection, and Vibrant Sectoral Solidarity (MANGROVES) held a caravan from the City Government Center, passing the three major public markets and culminating at the GP Forest Area in Progreso Village 2 in Barangay Vista Alegre for a tree-growing activity. Executive Assistant Ernie Pineda, head of the CMO-Sectoral Concerns, said about 300 participants joined the activities.