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Op-Ed: Pax Silica Could Complicate Philippine & Regional Sustainable Energy Goals

(Note: updated as of August 13, EST to add this sentence to the 5th paragraph: “It could also be a way of recovering the soft power America lost when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dismantled USAID.

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(Note: updated as of August 13, EST to add this sentence to the 5th paragraph: “It could also be a way of recovering the soft power America lost when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dismantled USAID.” – the author) The US-led Pax Silica initiative was created to strengthen trusted supply chains for semiconductors, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and other strategic technologies among allied nations. The Philippines has signaled its participation, but the initiative has already drawn criticism from some academics, civil society groups, policy commentators and other non-government voices.

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