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U.S. to Create High-Tech Manufacturing Zone in Philippines
The project is meant to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains and expand allied manufacturing, the State Department said.
- The United States and the Philippines will build a 4,000-acre industrial hub in Luzon after Manila joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, the State Department said.
- Under President Donald Trump, the initiative functions as a key pillar of economic statecraft designed to reduce dependence on strategic rivals by "friend-shoring" production across trusted partners.
- As the 13th country to join Pax Silica, the Philippines will process critical minerals including nickel and copper, aligning with broader efforts to diversify sourcing away from concentrated geographies.
- Trilateral framework agreements between the Philippines, Japan, and the United States will ramp up infrastructure investments in the Luzon Economic Corridor to strengthen regional manufacturing capabilities.
- Economic cooperation also supports Washington's geopolitical strategies in the South China Sea, where Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has pivoted closer to the United States amid tensions with Beijing.
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Philippines joins US-led ‘Pax Silica’: 4,000-acre industrial hub planned to secure chip supply chains
The Philippines joins a US-led supply chain initiative as Washington and its allies push to secure semiconductors and critical minerals amid rising geopolitical tensions with China
·Mumbai, India
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PH, US plan 4,000-acre industrial hub in Luzon Economic Corridor
The Philippines and the United States are set to establish a 4,000-acre industrial hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), designated as an Economic Security Zone aimed at strengthening supply chains for critical materials, the US State Department said Friday.
·Quezon City, Philippines (the)
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