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The 2021 World Cities Day celebration will center on climate resilience and top city executives in the Philippines will have an opportunity to discuss environment and climate action-related initiatives with experts in the field on Friday, October 29, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Thursday.Leonardia, concurrent national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, will preside in the virtual Friday WCD commemoration jointly organized by the LCP and the United Nations-Habitat Philippines as a highlight of Urban October, a press release said.This year's WCD celebration, Leonardia said, is anchored on the theme, "Better Cities, Better Life: Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience.""The Urban October provides an avenue for stakeholders to be part of the conversation ab...

Bacolod City will begin its COVID-19 vaccination drive for all minors aged 12 to 17 years old on November 3.The Department of Health announced on Wednesday, October 27, the start of the Pediatric vaccination expansion to include all 12 to 17 year olds by November 3.“Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will still be used among children during the nationwide rollout. Further details and guidelines with regard to the nationwide expansion of pediatric vaccination will be released once finalized,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire said.Meanwhile, the DOH continues to urge the adult population, especially those belonging to priority groups A2 and A3, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities, to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to achieve the cocoon effect that ...

Radyo Bandera photoA suspected dognapper was arrested in a police entrapment operation at downtown Bacolod City Tuesday, October 26.Nabbed was Christian Pabalinas, 39, of Barangay Singcang-Airport. He will face charges for theft.In a Radyo Bandera report, the dog owner reported to the police that her pet, a labrador, was stolen from its cage placed outside their house in a subdivision in Barangay Alijis on Monday morning, October 25.She also posted on social media that her dog had gone missing.They later found out that her dog was being sold on Facebook for P5,000.The dog owner’s friend contacted the suspect and pretended to be the buyer.Unknown to the suspect, the meet-up with the supposed buyer was actually an entrapment operation.He was then arrested afte...