Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday, August 2 called for an investigation into complaints that farmers are allegedly being ordered to stop planting and are facing intimidation as the government continues its pursuit of the Pax Silica Initiative. The President’s sister made the call following reports...
Issues concerning the US-led Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub that is planned to be built in the country will be addressed, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Thursday, July 30, that issues such as electricity use,...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) has questioned the lack of concrete plans presented for the proposed Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub in New Clark City during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). The MBC, which represents the...
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is now ready to begin the planned modernization of Poro Point Seaport in La Union province following the award of more than ₱68 million in funding to determine its viability as a public-private partnership (PPP) project. In a social...
The Philippines aims to complete negotiations with the United States (US) on the long-term framework governing the artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub at New Clark City in Tarlac province under the Pax Silica partnership within two to three months, according to state-run Bases Conversion...
The development of the ₱2.5-billion information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in New Clark City remains in limbo as the government failed to attract any bidders in its latest attempt to get the project underway, potentially impacting progress on a planned artificial...
The Philippines and Germany signed a lease agreement for the use of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility within the Clark International Airport. It was signed during the meeting between President Marcos and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Malacañan on Tuesday, June 16....
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed an agreement with the regulator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for the sale of the Terminal 3 property worth nearly ₱50 billion. The BCDA said it transferred the 61-hectare property occupied by NAIA Terminal 3 to...
State-run Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) has signed a 25-year lease agreement with Heatcon Asia Inc., a Boeing supplier specializing in composite repair solutions, as part of efforts to strengthen Clark’s aviation and aerospace industry. In a statement on Wednesday, June 10, CIAC said...
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading on Tuesday night, June 2 a measure that aimed to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). Nominal voting for House Bill (HB) No. 9257 during plenary session yielded a result of 271-9-2...
The House of Representatives has paved the way for final approval next week a bill seeking to strengthen the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)--a move that 's seen impact both employment and housing. Expected to be passed on third and final reading on or before sine die...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to invest nearly ₱7 billion in a dedicated substation to guarantee a stable power supply for New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, anticipating a surge in demand from a planned artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub. Joshua Bingcang,...
