House Minority Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into Pax Silica Agreement

Pax Silica voracious, unnecessary; may hit energy supply

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Saturday said that the proposed Pax Silica project in New Clark City in Tarlac is a “voracious” and “unnecessary project” that could entirely consume the country’s energy supply. According to Tinio, the United States-led project could be used as an excuse to import and establish a modular nuclear power plant to meet the projected power demand of 5-giga…

House minority lawmakers seek inquiry into Pax Silica agreement

MANILA, Philippines -- Minority bloc members at the House of Representatives, led by Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice and Mamamayan Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima, pushed for a congressional inquiry into the Pax Silica Agreement. Erice, interviewed by The Manila Times via Viber, said it would be vital for Congress to thoroughly examine the implications for national sovereignty, security, AI (artificial intelligence) governance, and critical digital in…

Philippines, US 'moving fast' on Pax Silica, says US envoy

The Philippines and the United States are moving quickly to advance the proposed Pax Silica initiative, with US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton saying Washington and Manila are "moving FAST" on what he described as one of the two countries' biggest shared priorities.In a post on X on Friday, July 31, Lipton said he had a "GREAT meeting" with Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, noting that the discussions centered on accelerating both the L…