Dossier
Philippine officials
Coverage of Philippine officials in the Nexus archive.
- Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
Philippine officials credit disaster-preparedness drills for limiting deaths during a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines, which killed 55 people and left 31 missing.
- US Pax Silica hub plan hits Philippine sovereignty wall: ‘no special arrangement’
The US plans to build an AI-native industrial hub in the Philippines under its Pax Silica initiative, but Manila has rejected proposals for the zone to be governed by US laws or diplomatic protections, asserting that local laws will apply. Philippine officials emphasized there would be 'no special arrangement' for the economic security zone, highlighting sovereignty concerns.