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Attracting tech giants to Pax Silica not enough, UP study warns
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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
A University of the Philippines study warns that the Pax Silica industrial hub in New Clark City may become a manufacturing satellite hosting multinationals' production but not bring the Philippines into higher-value semiconductor industry segments, potentially limiting technological advancement despite large investment and job creation projections.
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Your semiconductor venture in the Philippines must factor in that Pax Silica could lock you into lower-value manufacturing roles while key innovation stays abroad. Push for local skills and design functions now or settle for assembly work decades more.
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