Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Six storms in four weeks: Groups amp up call for climate justice at COP29
- New gov't media task force head vows end to red-tagging, closer look at killings
- Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia
- Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024, the first crown for Denmark
- Aegis vocalist Mercy Sunot dies
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-18-2024/
- Six storms in four weeks: Groups amp up call for climate justice at COP29
- New gov't media task force head vows end to red-tagging, closer look at killings
- Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia
- Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024, the first crown for Denmark
- Aegis vocalist Mercy Sunot dies
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-18-2024/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13Environmental groups and COP29 call for climate justice in the form of financing, in light
00:18of the six storms that hit the Philippines in just four weeks.
00:21The head of a new government talk force vows to end red-tagging and look closely at killings.
00:27President Joe Biden's administration allows Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike
00:31deep into Russia.
00:32Victoria Kaye-Taylvig of Denmark is the new Miss Universe.
00:36And Mercy Sunot of Filipino rock band AGES dies at 48.
00:43Environmental groups and COP29, or the United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan,
00:48call for climate justice in the form of financing, in light of the six storms that hit the Philippines
00:53in just four weeks.
00:55Storms and typhoons this time of year are not unusual for the Philippines.
00:59On average, the country experiences 20 tropical cyclones every year.
01:03But Joel Pagulayan of non-government organization Oxfam Pilipinas says it becomes uncommon when
01:08six consecutive storms with, quote, equally catastrophic impacts happen within a short
01:13period of time.
01:15Groups count from severe tropical storm Christine, which caused massive flooding in the Bicol
01:19region, up to super typhoon Pepito, which battered Catanduanes and Aurora in eastern
01:24Luzon.
01:25Between Christine and Pepito were four other tropical cyclones, Leon, Marseille, Nica,
01:30and Ofel.
01:31The government recorded at least 150 dead due to Christine and Leon.
01:35More than a million were affected due to the combined effects of tropical cyclones Nica,
01:40Ofel, and Pepito.
01:43The head of a new presidential task force on media security vows to end red-tagging
01:48and look closely at killings.
01:50In an interview with Caloy Conde of the Human Rights Watch, former journalist and former
01:54director-general of the Philippine Information Agency, Joe Torres, vows to fulfill its task
01:59of protecting journalists.
02:01Torres says Marcos directed the task force to engage and to closely coordinate and work
02:10with the Kapisana ng mga Broadcaster ng Pilipinas, the National Press Club of the Philippines,
02:15and the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines.
02:18He also says that the president was very specific about focusing on local media, who were experiencing
02:23danger because of political issues.
02:25Torres hopes to have dialogue between the media and the National Task Force to End Local
02:29Communist Armed Conflict, or NTF-LCAC, and the security sector.
02:36President Joe Biden's administration allows Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike
02:40deep into Russia, a significant reversal of Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia
02:45conflict.
02:46Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days.
02:50This follows months of pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Ukraine's
02:54military to use U.S. weapons.
02:57The change comes largely in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to
03:01supplement its own forces.
03:03Russian lawmaker Maria Butina says Biden is risking World War III.
03:07Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, says Biden's
03:12decision was long overdue and that there were still too many restrictions on Ukraine.
03:17The move comes two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, 2025.
03:25Victoria Kaye Talvey of Denmark is a new Miss Universe.
03:29Talvey bests 124 women from all around the world to become the 73rd Miss Universe during
03:34the finals night held in Mexico on Sunday, November 17.
03:38She makes history as the first Danish woman to win the Miss Universe crown and the most
03:41recent winner from the European continent after Frances Iris Mitunar in Miss Universe
03:462016.
03:47Talvey is also the first winner to wear the Philippine-made Lumière de Longue Fini or
03:51the Light of Infinity Miss Universe crown.
03:54Meantime, Miss Universe Philippines' Chelsea Manalo is awarded the title of Miss Universe
03:58Asia.
03:59Other continental queens include Nigeria's Chidima Adichina for Miss Universe Africa
04:04and Oceania, Finland's Mathilde Vitavuori for Miss Universe Europe and Middle East,
04:08and Peru's Tatiana Calmel for Miss Universe Americas.
04:14Mercy Sunot of Filipino rock band Aegis dies Monday morning, November 18.
04:19She was 48 years old.
04:21Mercy, along with her sisters Juliette and Ken, became widely known for their powerful
04:25belting vocals that underscored their emotional, hard-on-the-sleeve lyrics.
04:29Mercy on Saturday, November 16 posted a video on TikTok revealing she had undergone a lung
04:34operation.
04:35ABS-CBN reports she had stage 4 breast cancer and lung cancer.
04:40In the video, she explains how she had difficulties breathing after the operation, noting the
04:44doctors found out she had water and inflammation in the lungs.
04:48The band celebrates her life in a post saying, quote,
04:51"'Mercy's voice wasn't just part of Aegis.
04:54It was a voice that brought comfort, joy, and strength to so many.
04:58Her passion, warmth, and unforgettable presence on stage will forever be cherished in our
05:02hearts."
05:03Aegis' top hits include Luha, Basang Basa Sa Ulan, Halik, and Sinta.
05:10And that's today's wrap.
05:11I'm Cara Oliver.
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