{"id":122178,"date":"2026-03-13T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/899270268"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:06:16","slug":"ph-wants-to-join-tech-supply-chain-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/ph-wants-to-join-tech-supply-chain-group\/","title":{"rendered":"PH wants to join tech supply chain group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRADE Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo on Friday said the country wants to join the advanced technology supply chain group Pax Silica.<\/p>\n

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Founded in December 2025, the group \u2014 which combines the Latin name pax (for peace, stability or prosperity) and silica (the material refined into silicon for computer chips) \u2014 is a United States-led alliance aiming to build a secure, prosperous and innovation-driven silicon supply chain, from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and logistics.<\/p>\n

Its members include Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

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Rodolfo, speaking to reporters at the Building Economic Security through Strengthened Canada-Philippines Partnership event, explained the country\u2019s interest in joining Pax Silica.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt rests on two pillars. One is the critical mineral space. [We need] to have a secure supply of rare earth elements for defense and high-technology industries. The second pillar is AI and digital infrastructure. [We need] critical minerals to produce equipment components for digital infrastructure,\u201d Rodolfo said.<\/p>\n

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The country is also open to a bilateral critical minerals agreement with Canada, Rodolfo said, noting that the government has been implementing measures to open the Philippines\u2019 mining industry to investors, with a new mining fiscal regime introduced last year.<\/p>\n

In February, the Philippines and the US signed an agreement to develop the domestic critical minerals and rare earths sector.<\/p>\n

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A draft executive order for a critical minerals framework is due for signing by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the coming weeks, said Environment Undersecretary Carlos Primo David, who also attended the Canada-PH event.<\/p>\n

The policy would reduce the permit process for mining operations, David said.<\/p>\n

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Under the current system, it takes up to two years before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources could release a mining permit, granted that other permits from local government units and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples had been secured.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want [the process] to be less than a year,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

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