It’s always revealing when the first instinct isn’t ‘How do we make electricity more affordable?’ but ‘Who’s paying if we can’t charge that anymore?’ That’s what happens when a public utility starts operating like a business first and a public service second.
huh???? "huwag niyo po akong saktan" habang sila yung nakashield at helmet laban sa mga naka-civilian na damit, tapos sila rin may ganang mang-aresto ng kabataang aktibista ng walang warrant. Pano yung pamilya nung mga pinakulong niyo? sinong linoloko mo nyeta ka
this sona was full of bullshit, no amount of ai data center establishments will bring ACTUAL quality jobs that will revitalize ph economy, but filipinos will LOSE job opportunities instead. you're not fooling us with your lies, NO TO PAX SILICA!!
kahit anong pabango niyo sa Pax Silica na ’yan, hindi niyo mabubura ang katotohanan na ang angat dam ay umaabot na sa kritikal na antas ng tubig, tapos magdadagdag pa kayo ng industriyal na demand? sagarin niyo pa ba ang kakulangan? pilipino na naman ang magdurusa.
the only reason these companies are setting up data centers in countries like the ph is bc they’ve faced strong opposition from their own local communities. meanwhile u’ve got white-worshipping filos willing to embarrass themselves defending it in the name of “industrialization” lol give me a break
capitalists will really tell u green spaces like these are ‘empty’ and ‘idle’ and ‘unproductive’ bec value can only mean utility and money, never mind the life-devouring extractions and displacements
tangina di biro at dapat nang maagapan ang pax silica, literal na ikakamatay natin yan, di lang sa pagbagsak ng ekonomiya o sa pollution na madudulot nito.
simpleng tumira ka lang malapit sa data centers nila may risk na magkacancer / miscarriage ka.
notice how it doesn't directly address the issue of environmental destruction and cites the "law" instead. the denr is a corrupt entity and our environmental regulation laws are basically meaningless because they can let corporations get away with whatever they want
never trust a conversation where only the big tech ceo is talking, without any input from envi scientists, ecologists, and urban developers.
sincerely, a biologist who's ghost-written thought leadership / KOL stuff for tech "leaders" 🤣 the framing of the "Facts" way too obvious
kindly watch this video of a homeowner filming from his porch/just outside a data center and tell me if hindi nakakaperwisyo. sonically pa lang, it will disrupt not just people pero maski animals that live nearby. imagine an ai hub the size of makati buzzing nonstop—inhumane.
"must comply with Philippine environmental laws and regulations" luuuul everyone knows DENR is useless when it comes to protecting the environment, are you seriously thinking we believe they wont give pax silica a pass? lmaoooooooooo
I have to flag this "fact" for what it is: BCDA did not actually refute the myth. Surface water is community water — it's the same basin, the same flow that downstream farms and households rely on.
those americans had so much to say abt that filipino grad they accused of using ai but their silence abt what their government is doing on our soil is far more deafening 🩷
i'm so fucking exhausted trying to explain why i'm against pax silica.
i'm from tarlac and the proposed hub in new clark city is planned near my home!!! people i know keep throwing around words like "innovation," "investment," and "progress," while i'm over here watching a damn 1,600-hectare development get celebrated without anyone stopping to ask what happens to the land that's already there!!!? +
the ai data center they want to build in the Philippines is 38x the size of the Mall of Asia, which is the 6th largest mall in Asia.
that's 252,130,000 square feet.
6404.102 kilometers.
3979.324 miles.
reject pax silica.