Government officials tout the 1,600-hectare tech hub as a leap forward for AI and semiconductor manufacturing. But advocates warn it risks displacing local farming communities, straining local water supplies, and relying on fossil fuels to sustain round-the-clock operations.
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AI Boom or Water Crisis? Philippines’ Massive Pax Silica Hub Puts Scarce Resources to the Test
As the Philippines builds its Pax Silica ‘Golden Node’โa vast AI-native industrial hub with data centers and chip fabsโwater scarcity looms large. Who decides priorities when resources run short: global AI ambitions or local farms and communities?