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No farmers will be displaced by Pax Silica Hub, Palace maintains

Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA— No farmer will be displaced by the planned Pax Silica project in Capas, Tarlac, the Palace maintained on Monday as it disputed a claim by Sen. Imee Marcos that it would.</p><p>Sen. Marcos had issued a statement criticizing the project, saying it could put the livelihoods of many farmers at risk.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/2/capas-residents-fear-displacement-livelihood-loss-over-proposed-pax-silica-hub-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Capas residents fear displacement, livelihood loss over proposed Pax Silica Hub</a></div><p>Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said &quot;buildable&quot; zones in New Clark City have been identified since 2019, during the Southeast Asian Games.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/7/26/scientists-farm-workers-dispute-bcda-s-pax-silica-promises-1625" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists, farm workers dispute BCDA&#x27;s Pax Silica promises</a></div><p>The 3,500 hectares of land where the proposed Pax Silica hub will rise have been identified as a &quot;buildable&quot; zone.</p><p>&quot;So, sa lugar na ito ay dapat wala nang farmers dahil ito po nga ay na-approve na bilang buildable zones,&quot; Castro said.</p><p>(So, there should not be any farmers there because these have already been approved as buildable zones.)</p><p>Some residents of Barangay Aranguren in Capas had opposed relocation even before the SEA Games, saying their families had been farming the area where New Clark City was being built since the 1930s.</p><p>Castro added 6,000 hectares in the area have been set aside for &quot;open green spaces, forest reserves and designated zones for upland farming.&quot;</p><p>She added the buildable zones comprise a smaller area than land allocated for forest reserves.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/30/why-environmental-science-groups-oppose-proposed-pax-silica-hub-in-ph-2015" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why environmental, science groups oppose proposed Pax Silica hub in PH</a></div><p>&quot;So, hindi po makakaapekto ito sa ating mga farmers.&quot;</p><p>(So this will not affect our farmers.)</p><p>The Pax Silica project has received flak from various sectors because of potential environmental issues and the displacement of indigenous peoples.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/5/20/us-official-in-ph-inspects-future-ai-industrial-hub-1309">US official in PH inspects future AI industrial hub</a></div>

<p>No farmer will be displaced by the Pax Silica project, contrary to the claim of Senator Imee Marcos, the Palace maintained.</p>

No farmer will be displaced by the Pax Silica project, contrary to the claim of Senator Imee Marcos, the Palace maintained.

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Palace: No farmers will be displaced by Pax Silica Hub

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 03, 2026 04:04 PM PHT

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