“Pax Silica threatens to reorganize the Philippine economy around the demands of US semiconductor, artificial intelligence and strategic mineral supply chains while intensifying neocolonial subordination, land dispossession, ecological destruction, and militarization. Amid escalating US-China rivalry, the Philippines is being drawn further into imperialist conflict—not as an equal partner, but as a forward operating platform for Washington’s global ambitions.” — BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN
