Group slams Pax Silica as ‘massive sellout’ of country

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — A farmers’ group on Sunday criticized the government for backing a proposed 1,619-hectare (4,000 acres) economic security zone under the Luzon Economic Corridor, saying the US-initiated project could intensify land grabbing, resource extraction, and militarization in rural areas. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said in a statement the planned