Here are today's headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Teodoro dismisses China’s finger-wagging: Nobody believes them anyway
- AFP: ‘No untoward incidents’ in November 2024 Ayungin resupply
- Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says
- Chelsea Manalo honors heritage with 'Hiraya' national costume
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-15-2024/
- Teodoro dismisses China’s finger-wagging: Nobody believes them anyway
- AFP: ‘No untoward incidents’ in November 2024 Ayungin resupply
- Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says
- Chelsea Manalo honors heritage with 'Hiraya' national costume
https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-15-2024/
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00:00Today on Rappler
00:13Defense Secretary Gilberto Trudoro dismisses China's latest warning to Manila, saying
00:17we have the force of international law on our side.
00:20The Armed Forces of the Philippines says there was no untoward incident in the November A
00:24Union Resupply Mission.
00:26Several countries push COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year.
00:32And Miss Universe Philippines' 2024 Chelsea Manalo's stunning national costume, Hiraya,
00:37pays tribute to the country's history.
00:41Defense Secretary Gilberto Trudoro dismisses China's latest warning to Manila to, in its
00:46words, stop going further down the wrong path.
00:49This after Trudoro confirmed the Philippines is planning to acquire capabilities similar
00:53to the Taifon mid-range capability missile system.
01:06The United States' Taifon system, which was first brought to Manila ahead of the annual
01:10Balikatan exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines, has remained in the country since.
01:15A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Philippines' plan to
01:20acquire mid-range capability missile systems.
01:23It accused Manila of, quote, enabling a country outside the region to fuel tensions and antagonism
01:28in this region and incite geopolitical confrontation and an arms race.
01:34The Armed Forces of the Philippines announces Friday, November 15, it completed a resupply
01:39mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea.
01:43This is the third mission to the West Philippine Sea since Manila and Beijing reached a provisional
01:47agreement meant to avoid incidents near the A Union Shoal.
01:50The Philippine Coast Guard supported the mission to bring supplies and rotate troops
01:54to the Sierra Madre on November 14.
01:57Close to A Union is a military base that China created from what used to be Mischief Reef.
02:02The Philippines ran the BRP Sierra Madre aground as a response to Beijing's development of
02:06Mischief Reef.
02:07A Union, or Second Thomas Shoal, has been at the center of the friction between the
02:11Philippines and China.
02:13The China Coast Guard resorted to dangerous maneuvers and the use of water cannons to
02:17drive away Philippine vessels.
02:21A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing COP 29 to double financial aid to
02:25more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and security crises facing
02:30their populations.
02:32Island nations, for example, argue climate change threatens their very existence as seas
02:36rise, while rainforest nations say they need more money to protect their vast carbon-lowering
02:41resources.
02:42In response, the COP 29 Azerbaijan Presidency will launch a new network of climate-vulnerable
02:47countries, including a number of countries that belong to the G7+.
02:51Meantime, a group of former leaders and climate experts say the annual UN COP climate talks
02:57is no longer fit for purpose and needs to be reformed.
03:00A letter signed by more than 20 experts, former leaders and scientists, say the COP process
03:05achieved much but now needs an overhaul.
03:09Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manado pays tribute to the country's rich cultural
03:14history and spirituality with her stunning national costume called Hiraya.
03:19She showcases her look during Miss Universe 2024's preliminaries on Friday, November 15
03:24in Mexico City.
03:26Hiraya translates to I hope or I wish in Filipino.
03:29The word conveys the ability to create or envision things like aspirations, hopes, and
03:34desires.
03:35Her costume honors both Christian and Islamic influences introduced during the galleon trade.
03:41The design features traditional elements like inol fabric, originating from Sultan Kudarat
03:45Mindanao.
03:46It also includes tongkaling bells from Mindanao, which symbolizes protection and blessings.
03:51Manado is set to represent the country at the Miss Universe 2024 Coronation Night at
03:56Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Sunday, November 17, 10AM Philippine Time.
04:03And that's today's wrap.
04:04I'm Cara Oliver.
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