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IN PHOTOS | During the Kapihan sa PIA on February 11, 2026, National Intelligence Coordination Agency (NICA) Caraga Director Bonifacio R. Pulgo tackled on Foreign Interference and Malign Influence (FIMI) as an emerging threat that the country is currently facing, especially from the People’s Republic of China. Dir. Pulgo said, “To address this threat to national security, it calls for a shared responsibility through DEFEND (Deterrence, Education, Fortify, Expose, Networking, and Defense) that is piloted in the province of Agusan del Sur.” Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Regie H. Go, executive officer of the 4th Civil-Military Operations (CMO) 'Kasaligan' Battalion of the Philippine Army, shared that they are mandated to conduct education and awareness campaign to grassroots communities and vulnerable sectors about the West Philippine Sea (WPS), which is part the territorial interest of FIMI.  “By educating all Filipinos on accurate and relevant information on WPS...

IN PHOTO | The Philhealth's Local Health Insurance Office of Tandag City is inaugurated and blessed today, February 20, 2026,  marking a significant step in strengthening local health insurance services. The ceremony is attended by PhilHealth Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Eli Dino D. Santos, and Caraga Regional Vice President Michael Jibson C. Hernandez. Partners and stakeholders are present to express their full support for the initiative, underscoring strong multi-sectoral collaboration. The Holy Eucharistic Celebration and Office Blessing Rites is solemnly officiated by Rev. Fr. Erwin Torres. (NGPB, PIA Surigao del Sur) #BeInformed #BeUpdated #PIASurigaoSur #BagongPilipinas #ISM #IntegratedStateMedia #SurigaoDelSur #StaySafe

IN PHOTO | Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Executive Director and Undersecretary Benjamin Casuga Acorda Jr. presides over a strategy meeting on February 7, 2026 in Barobo, Surigao del Sur to strengthen coordinated national and local enforcement efforts against illegal small-scale mining affecting communities and the environment in parts of the Caraga region. (NGPB, PIA Surigao del Sur)

IN PHOTOS | The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga warned the public of the dangers of self-medication, taking antibiotics such as amoxicillin without medical consultation to treat viral infections like measles. This was the warning from Doctor Karen Mae C. Durac, medical officer IV of DOH-CHD Caraga, aimed at addressing the concern raised by the media that due to familiarity and the disease’s constant recurrence, some parents, instead of seeking medical help would rather buy antibiotics like amoxicillin to cure ‘tigdas,’ the local name for measles, during the Kapihan sa PIA at SM City Butuan  on January 14, 2026.  Dr. Durac thanked the Kapihan sa PIA, where the department can strengthen health literacy and motivate the community and the media to help address and resolve disinformation about the treatment for measles. (RLE, PIA Dinagat Islands)

IN PHOTO |  Dr. Amethyst Kathleen G. Alicante, medical officer IV of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga  urged all parents with children aged 6 months to 59 months to have their children vaccinated in the barangay during the Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-SIA) from January 19 to February 13, 2026. The medical officer emphasized that vaccination prevents infection and complications brought by measles and rubella, specially that m easles remains an important cause of death among young children globally. (MFC, PIA Caraga)

IN PHOTO | Phoebie Demata-Buque, health education program officer III of the Department of Health - Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga assured the parents, during the Kapihan sa PIA on January 14, 2026, that the vaccine they are using   during the Measles-Rubella Supplemntal Immunization Activity (MR-SIA) is safe and effective. Moreover, the vaccine administered to children aged 6 to 59 months has already been used for 50 years. (MFC, PIA Caraga)