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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/

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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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