Pax Silica initiative

Economic Security Zones

AI native industrial hubs for allied manufacturing.

Economic Security Zones are a new model for AI native investment acceleration hubs under Pax Silica: purpose built platforms for allied manufacturing.

Cited context

4,000 acres: Planned hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor, PhilippinesCited from U.S. and Philippines Plan the Launch of Historic 4,000 Acre Economic Security Zone to Shore Up Supply Chains, April 16, 2026
First of many: Intended start of a network across partner nationsCited from U.S. and Philippines Plan the Launch of Historic 4,000 Acre Economic Security Zone to Shore Up Supply Chains, April 16, 2026

Legal protections

Internationally enforceable contracts
Transparent regulatory standards
Expert dispute resolution
Joint governance frameworks that facilitate sovereign alignment and shared upside

Benefits

Access to a young, technically skilled workforce
Mineral endowments, including nickel, copper, chromite, and cobalt
Energy resources
Strategic position at the crossroads of Indo-Pacific trade
Industrial activities shaped by market demand and host country strengths

The first Zone: Luzon, Philippines

The United States and the Philippines plan a 4,000 acre industrial hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor, designated by the Philippines as an Economic Security Zone. The Philippines holds significant reserves of nickel, copper, chromite, and cobalt.

Luzon Economic Corridor

Map of the Philippines with a marker on central Luzon, site of the planned 4,000 acre Economic Security Zone.

First Zone in a planned network across partner nations.

A network of Zones

The Luzon hub is intended to be the first Zone in a broader industrial network of integrated manufacturing sites, logistics corridors, and shared financial instruments spanning partner nations.

Fact sheet

U.S. and Philippines Plan the Launch of Historic 4,000 Acre Economic Security Zone to Shore Up Supply Chains

April 16, 2026

Read the fact sheet