High-tech dreams, low-tech reality of the Luzon Economic Corridor
Despite all the high-tech rhetoric, only 0.1% of the Luzon Corridor’s projects is in advanced manufacturing and 1% in digital connectivity
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NGO sounds alarm on PH joining Pax Silica: Whose interest does it serve?
‘Let us reserve our natural resources and mineral resources for our own agricultural modernization and industries,’ CenPEG director Bobby Tuazon says at their annual forum on the state of the presidency ahead of President Marcos’ 5th SONA
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[Inside the Newsroom] Making sense of Pax Silica
Reporting on the US-backed AI initiative reveals a story that stretches beyond technology — to protests, geopolitics, and the fight over the narrative
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Pax Silica, El Niño: Environmental issues for SONA 2026
From landfill crises to water supply concerns surrounding Pax Silica, which environmental issue do you think should be mentioned in this year’s SONA?
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Why Energy Secretary Garin says Pax Silica is ‘too dangerous’ to plug into grid
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin tells Rappler why Pax Silica will likely need its own power system if plugged into the Luzon grid
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Despite criticisms, Marcos touts Pax Silica initiative in latest SONA
The President says a few lines acknowledging the potential — but not the criticisms — of the future Pax Silica initiative
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Marcos’ SONA: Romualdez to be charged for flood control corruption | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. opens
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Rappler Recap: From Pax Silica to corruption, SONA protesters demand action
Among protesters’ top concerns are the United States-led Pax Silica initiative and corruption within the Marcos administration
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[In This Economy] The populist economics of SONA 2026
This year’s SONA seems to be a bit more polished and better crafted—in form, at least. In terms of substance, though, it’s terribly populist.
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‘Fox Silica’? Presidential aspirant Sara Duterte has no clue what Pax Silica is
Asked if she knows anything about Pax Silica, Vice President Sara Duterte says, ‘wala’ and that she ‘cannot comment’
