Groups call for climate justice after Philippines' 6 storms in 4 weeks

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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

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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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