Pax Silica is a US-led high-tech industrial hub expected to generate economic growth and jobs, but faces pushback from local communities over land and livelihood concerns. The Aeta indigenous community and farmers have gathered nearly 400,000 petition signatures opposing the project, citing displacement risks and threats to their ancestral lands.
Senate Pushes Assessment of Pax Silica's Impact Amid Displacement Concerns
Indigenous Aeta communities and farmers face potential displacement and loss of livelihoods from the 1,620-hectare industrial development on their ancestral lands in Capas, Tarlac.