Environmental groups from Pangasinan have joined growing opposition to Pax Silica, a United States-backed artificial intelligence and semiconductor economic hub being developed in New Clark City.  INQUIRER FILES

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Environmental groups from Pangasinan have joined growing opposition to Pax Silica, a United States-backed artificial intelligence and semiconductor economic hub being developed in New Clark City.

In a statement, the Pangasinan People’s Strike for Environment (PPSE) said youth environmental advocates from five towns visited communities and schools in San Jacinto town to conduct a petition-signing campaign against Pax Silica and other environmentally destructive projects in Pangasinan and across the Central Luzon plains.

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The youth group called KAYA SAMMA-SAMA is from the schools and communities in the towns of San Fabian, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Jacinto, and Manaoag.

The campaign has already gathered more than 150 signatures, and organizers said they will continue their advocacy and collective action.

“The initiative reflects the deep commitment of Pangasinan’s youth to protecting the environment and the province’s natural resources, which they say are being threatened by both foreign and local environmentally harmful projects,” according to the statement posted on the PPSE social media page.

The group also invited the public to join KAYA SAMMA-SAMA and the Pangasinan People’s Strike for the Environment (PPSE) during the State of the Pangasinan People’s Address on July 25 at 3 p.m. in downtown Dagupan City.

They likewise encouraged supporters to participate in the State of the Pangasinan Environment, an online conference scheduled for July 24 starting at 6 p.m./coa

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