Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
⁃ Marcos on VP Sara Duterte: We don't want her to be impeached
⁃ Thousands of Basileños stage ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Isabela
⁃ Argentina elects ‘shock therapy’ libertarian Javier Milei as president
⁃ Sam Altman will not return as CEO of OpenAI – report
⁃ PH's Sophia Laforteza to debut with HYBE, Geffen's girl group KATSEYE
⁃ Angelica Panganiban discloses that she is battling bone disease
⁃ Taylor Swift postpones scorching Rio de Janeiro show after fan’s death
⁃ ‘You are such a force’: PH beauty queens applaud Michelle Dee’s Miss Universe 2023 performance
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-20-2023/
⁃ Marcos on VP Sara Duterte: We don't want her to be impeached
⁃ Thousands of Basileños stage ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Isabela
⁃ Argentina elects ‘shock therapy’ libertarian Javier Milei as president
⁃ Sam Altman will not return as CEO of OpenAI – report
⁃ PH's Sophia Laforteza to debut with HYBE, Geffen's girl group KATSEYE
⁃ Angelica Panganiban discloses that she is battling bone disease
⁃ Taylor Swift postpones scorching Rio de Janeiro show after fan’s death
⁃ ‘You are such a force’: PH beauty queens applaud Michelle Dee’s Miss Universe 2023 performance
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-20-2023/
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00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses impeachment rumors against Vice President Sara Duterte
00:18 Thousands of Basilan residents stage a free Palestine rally in Isabela City
00:23 Argentina elects economist Javier Millet as its new president
00:27 A report says ousted OpenAI's Sam Altman will not return as the company's CEO
00:32 Filipina Sofia Laforteza will debut in HYBE's new girl group, Cat's Eye
00:37 Actress Angelica Panganiban battles a bone disease that causes severe hip pain
00:42 Taylor Swift postpones her concert in Rio de Janeiro amid a scorching heatwave that causes a fan's death
00:48 And Filipina beauty queens applaud Miss Universe Philippines' 2023 Michelle D's performance
00:56 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shrugs off a rumored impeachment plot against Vice President Sara Duterte
01:02 "I don't think it's particularly worrisome. We don't want her to be impeached. We don't want her to go. She does not deserve to be impeached
01:10 So we will make sure that this is something that we will pay very close attention to"
01:18 Impeachment talks ignited after House Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro said there were informal discussions about Duterte's impeachment
01:26 Marcos adds his relationship with the vice president remains excellent
01:30 This despite recent intense criticism against Duterte over her request for and handling of confidential funds
01:36 Reacting to Marcos' statement about the impeachment rumors, Duterte says she had already spoken with the president regarding the matter and she believes she still has the trust of Marcos
01:48 Unestimated 5,000 Basilan residents hold a "Free Palestine" rally in Isabela City on Sunday, November 19, expressing solidarity with Palestine in the face of heightened air and ground assaults by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip
02:01 Basilan Representative Mujib Hataman and other local officials joined demonstrators in highlighting the plight of Palestinians
02:08 Hataman has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a speech at the House of Representatives, stressing the need to prevent more civilian casualties
02:17 Meantime, Hamas fighters and Israeli soldiers continue to fight as Israel pushes into Gaza's largest refugee camp
02:24 The United States says it is close to brokering a deal to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause that would help boost emergency aid shipments to Gaza civilians
02:37 Libertarian outsider Javier Mele is elected as Argentina's new president, promising to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession, and rising poverty
02:48 Mele defeats rival Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa with nearly 56% of the votes
02:54 Mele pledges economic shock therapy, with plans including shutting the central bank, ditching the peso, and slashing spending
03:01 Some Argentines characterize the vote as a choice of the lesser evil
03:05 The election-spitted Mele and his painful economic medicine verses anger at Massa and his Peronist party for an economic crisis that left Argentina in debt
03:14 Mele's win shakes up Argentina's political landscape and economic roadmap, having previously criticized China and Brazil
03:21 He has been quoted as saying he won't deal with communists and favors stronger U.S. ties
03:28 OpenAI's erstwhile boss Sam Altman will not return to the company as CEO, despite efforts from the company's executives to bring him back
03:36 OpenAI took the world by storm with generative AI Chad GPT
03:40 The Information reports X-Twitch boss Emmett Shear will become the new interim CEO
03:46 The board of the company on Friday, November 17, fired Altman, who was the human face of generative AI, sending shockwaves across the tech industry
03:54 Directors of the company, now worth about $80 billion, cited Altman's failure to be consistently candid in his communications
04:02 Altman, the company's biggest fundraiser, reportedly single-handedly convinced Microsoft to commit $10 billion to the company
04:09 Altman posted on Sunday an image of himself wearing an OpenAI guest badge with the caption, "First and last time I ever wear one of these"
04:17 Altman's sacking angered current and former employees, fueling worries for an upcoming $86 billion share sale
04:24 Dream Academy's debut
04:26 The debut Dream Academy announces Filipina Sofia Laforteza is debuting with HYBE Labels and Geffen Records' sixth-member girl group, Cat's Eye
04:34 The 20-year-old was the first candidate to make it to the lineup
04:37 Others who made it to the group are Lara, Megan, and Daniela from the U.S., Yoon Chae from South Korea, and Manon from Switzerland
04:44 At the show's live finale, Sofia thanks her supporters for believing in her and for allowing her to grow
04:50 The Filipina had a strong performance throughout the entire talent competition, showcasing both her singing and dancing chops
04:56 Sofia ranked second in Mission 1 and topped Missions 2 and 3
05:00 Reality show The Debut Dream Academy is a collaboration between South Korean entertainment company HYBE and American label Geffen Records with the aim of creating the ultimate global girl group
05:13 Actress Angelica Panganiban opens up about being diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a bone disease that left her experiencing severe hip pain
05:21 In a vlog, the actress revealed she's receiving treatment for the condition, which is commonly referred to as bone death
05:27 Avascular necrosis happens when the bone tissue dies due to lack of blood supply
05:32 Panganiban suffered from excruciating pain in her hip area that almost rendered her immobile
05:37 "I can't walk, I can't swim"
05:41 The actress reveals she started pitying herself but says she chooses to be positive now
05:47 "I feel pity for myself, why am I like this? Why did this happen to me?"
05:53 Panganiban gave birth to her first daughter with fiancé Greg Homan in September 2022
05:58 Pop star Taylor Swift postpones her Ear A Store concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, November 18, after a fan's death during a 59.3-degree Celsius heat wave right before her Friday show
06:11 Taylor writes on Instagram the decision was made due to Rio's extreme temperatures, saying, quote, "The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first"
06:22 The announcement comes a day after a 23-year-old fan succumbed to cardiorespiratory arrest due to the heat wave recorded on Friday, November 17
06:30 During Friday's concert, several fans fell ill, prompting Taylor to interrupt her performance and request that the production team provide water
06:38 In the wake of the fan's death, the Brazilian government announced it would allow water bottles to be brought into concerts
06:44 Philippine bet Michelle D ends her Miss Universe 2023 journey in the top 10 as Chey Nis Palacios made history as the first woman from Nicaragua to win the Miss Universe crown
06:56 Michelle made it to the semifinal round after last year's pageant marked the country's first early exit since 2010
07:03 Michelle reminds her supporters to choose love and kindness over everything, as fans grumbled she deserved to at least be in the top 5
07:10 Meantime, fellow Filipino queens Miss Supranational 2023 first runner-up Pauline Amlings and Miss International 2016 Kairi Verzosa say they are proud of Michelle's performance
07:22 Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, who served as a backstage commentator for this year's Miss Universe pageant, became the talk of the town with her stunning ensembles
07:32 And that's today's wrap. I'm Nino Yu. Thank you for watching. Click the link below for the full story. Follow us on Rappler's YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok
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