Planned US tech hub in Philippines hit over environmental and Indigenous land concerns
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived at the Grand Hyatt Manila on Sept. 10 to address hundreds of foreign business representatives assembled for the Luzon Economic Corridor investors’ forum. Outside the hotel, hundreds of demonstrators had also gathered, carrying signs that read “No to Pax Silica!” The scene reflected both the government’s ambitious […]
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addressed foreign business leaders at the Luzon Economic Corridor investors' forum on Sept. 10, while protests against the planned 1,620-hectare (4,000-acre) high-tech manufacturing hub erupted outside the Grand Hyatt Manila. Activists, including Jona Yang from the activist-scientist group AGHAM, denounced the government's plans, alleging that the project would result in resource and land theft.
Police clashed with demonstrators, arresting five and injuring at least 27. The Luzon Economic Corridor, part of the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative aimed at creating an AI and semiconductor supply chain independent of China, received mixed reactions from civil society.
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