L.A. County supervisors call for 'bold action' to improve restraining order system

Los Angeles Times - Oct 7, 2026

Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath cited recent reporting by The Times when presenting a motion to improve outcomes for victims of domestic violence and stalking who seek restraining orders and protection from law enforcement.

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2 Mindanao teachers persist in mission of educating IP children

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines — Jonathan Lacdagan Landong, a Higaonon, has spent 20 years teaching and serving the indigenous people’s (IP) community in Limonda village of Opol town, Misamis Oriental that he calls home. Despite the challenges inherent in the deployment to a remote hinterland barangay, Landong chose to stay when an opportunity was presented him

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Ridon: VP’s defense for bank records is to push blame toward dad

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s strategy after being confronted with bank documents bearing her name seemed to lean on pushing the liability towards her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, commented Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon. Ridon, in an interview after Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, greeted Duterte—who is currently detained at the

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Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but doubts he’ll get one

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Miriam College and the Inquirer Foundation signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Sept. 29, 2026, establishing a strategic partnership aimed at expanding student internships, faculty and professional development, and community extension programs. The agreement was signed by Ms. Connie Kalagayan, Executive Director of the Inquirer Foundation, and Dr. Marilu Madrunio,

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Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said he was 90 per cent certain that China already had spies inside both US artificial intelligence (AI) companies, without providing evidence. Coxon made the allegation in an interview with entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast, arguing that China could steal advances from leading US AI labs and quickly close any technological gap. “Right now, if we just stopped, they would try and catch up. But I think one really important thing...

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Comelec unit finds ‘inconsistencies’ in Marcoleta’s statements

MANILA, Philippines — The Political Finance and Affairs Division (PFAD) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) found “inconsistencies” between Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s statements during his TV interview, where he admitted to receiving campaign donations from “friends,” and the verified position paper he submitted to the poll body. During Marcoleta’s trial before the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division

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Highlights: Day 35 of Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Oct. 7, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – On the 35th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial Wednesday, representatives of multiple banks testified on the financial records of Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, as the prosecution continued presenting evidence on alleged unexplained wealth. Witnesses from Asia United Bank, Philippine Savings Bank, Metrobank, Security Bank, BPI, PNB,

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The House prosecution panel is set to present on Thursday a witness from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to testify on Article 2 of the impeachment case, alleging that Vice President Sara Duterte accumulated unexplained wealth.

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Man nabbed after surrendering unlicensed firearm in Oriental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY — Police arrested a man after he surrendered a carbine with nine rounds of ammunition during a follow-up operation into a reported armed incident on Suguicay Island in Bulalacao town, Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Bulalacao Municipal Police Station (MPS) said the operation stemmed from information provided by a concerned citizen

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Trump urged Xi to talk to Takaichi and lift export curbs on Japan, sources say

US President Donald Trump pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to roll back China’s export curbs on Japan during their meeting in the US, urging talks between the Chinese and Japanese leaders as Tokyo seeks to manage mounting pressure from Beijing. People familiar with the discussions told the South China Morning Post that Xi also warned Trump about the growing risks of Japanese militarism during their sit-down in Washington last month. According to the people, while the issue was not one...

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Proposal to track House spending, a district’s infra projects nixed

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a budget amendment proposed by Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco that would have mandated public disclosure of the chamber’s spending and listing all infrastructure projects allotted to each congressional district. The proposed amendments, Tiango said, were aimed at strengthening the “credibility of the House as an

L.A. County supervisors call for 'bold action' to improve restraining order system

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