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Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:   - Philippines to ‘respond favorably’ if ICC seeks Interpol arrest warrants over drugs crackdown - Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire - Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal - JL Gaspar: The Filipino idol making waves on ‘Universe League’ - Netflix movie musical ‘Emilia Perez’ leads 2025 Oscar nominees  https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/january-24-2025/

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00:001. Today on Rappler

00:12The Philippines will comply if the ICC asks Interpol to issue arrest warrants over Duterte's

00:17war on drugs.

00:182. Firefighters stop the spread of the latest Los Angeles wildfire.

00:223. Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy will fund the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate

00:27body's budget.

00:284. Filipino idol J.L. Gaspar gains attention on SBS' Universe League.

00:335. Movie-musical Emilia Perez leads the 2025 Oscars nominations.

00:41The Philippines will cooperate if Interpol is requested by the International Criminal

00:44Court to issue arrest warrants in connection with its probe into former President Rodrigo

00:49Duterte's bloody war on drugs.

00:52The ICC opens an investigation into possible crimes against humanity due to thousands of

00:57people killed in Duterte's anti-drugs crackdown in 2016.

01:02Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin says, quote,

01:04"...if the ICC makes a move and courses the move through the Interpol, and the Interpol

01:09makes the request to us for the arrest of delivery of the custody of a person subject

01:13to ICC jurisdiction, we will respond favorably or positively to the Interpol request."

01:18Duterte and the police deny the activists' claim of systematic executions and cover-ups,

01:23saying drug suspects were killed in self-defense.

01:27In 2019, Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC's founding treaty after the court

01:31began investigating the killings, and the country refused to cooperate with the investigation

01:36until recently.

01:39Firefighters successfully contained a rapidly spreading wildfire north of Los Angeles on

01:43Thursday, January 23.

01:46The huge fire, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles, broke out on January 22, while crews

01:51were still battling two other fires on the city's eastern and western sides that had

01:55been burning for over two weeks.

01:58The huge fire burned 10,176 acres but remained steady as 4,000 firefighters dropped water

02:04and retardant from the air.

02:06Evacuation orders are issued for 31,000 residents, and warnings for another 16,000 people, as

02:12the fire sent plumes of smoke over the hilly terrain near Castec Lake close to Santa Clarita.

02:17The fire is content with strong winds and low humidity, which are expected to persist

02:21through Friday.

02:23Rain and mountain snow are forecast for the Los Angeles area from Saturday to Monday,

02:27potentially offering relief but also creating other risks.

02:31Meantime, California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a $2.5 billion relief package for the

02:36fire-ravaged region.

02:40Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm says on Thursday, January

02:4323, it will provide funding to cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Climate Budget.

02:50This after President Donald Trump withdraws the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement

02:53and ends international climate funding.

02:56The organization says Bloomberg Philanthropies, along with other U.S. climate funders, will

03:01ensure that the United States meets its global climate commitments.

03:05This includes covering the annual contribution by the U.S. to the United Nations Framework

03:09Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC.

03:13Michael Bloomberg also commits to work with states, cities, and companies to help keep

03:17the U.S. on track with its global climate responsibilities.

03:20Meantime, Bloomberg Philanthropies does not disclose the amounts or the other climate

03:24funders.

03:26The U.S. contributes about 21% of the UNFCCC's core budget.

03:32JL Gaspar, a rising Filipino talent in K-pop, is making waves as a contestant on SBS'

03:38Universe League, the male counterpart to Universe Ticket.

03:41He is the only Filipino contestant and one of the finalists on the show following a successful

03:46journey from local stages in the Philippines to the global K-pop scene.

03:50Before joining Universe League, JL was part of the P-Pop Boy Group PLUS, which debuted

03:54in March 2023 under SB Town.

03:58He trained for four years at the SB Talent Camp, steadily built his career, performing

04:02in front of local audiences before pursuing his K-pop dreams.

04:06In his audition for Universe League, he performs Crush's Beautiful and later Wow's Mentors

04:11with his group's performance of One and Only.

04:14His talent led all three teams to choose him as their first pick, a first in the show's

04:18history.

04:19If JL wins the Universe League, it is another milestone for Filipino artists breaking into

04:24the global K-pop scene, joining the ranks of Jelly Danka, Alicia Parmesano, and Sofia

04:29La Forteza.

04:31Netflix's Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez tops the Academy Award nominations on

04:36Thursday, January 23 with 13 nominations.

04:40The Brutalist and Wicked trail behind, earning 10 nominations each.

04:45All three films are competing for Best Picture.

04:48Other films in the Best Picture race include A Complete Unknown, dark romantic comedy Onora,

04:53and papal selection drama Conclave.

04:56In acting categories, Adrian Brody of The Brutalist and Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan

05:00in The A Complete Unknown are nominated for Best Actor.

05:04Cynthia Erivo from Wicked and Carlos Sofía Gascon as Emilia Perez lead the Best Actress

05:09nomination.

05:10For Best Supporting Actors, contenders include Ariana Grande from Wicked, Isabella Rossellini

05:15for her role in Conclave, and Zoe Saldana from Emilia Perez.

05:19Yura Borisov from Onora, and Kieran Culkin for his role in The Real Pain lead the Best

05:24Supporting Actor category.

05:26The winners will be revealed during a live televised ceremony in Hollywood on March 2.

05:33And that's today's wrap.

05:34I'm Julian Sirineo, thank you for watching.

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