May 18, 2026

The US is building a 4,000-acre AI hub in the Philippines, and the sovereignty questions are already piling up

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  The United States and the Philippines are moving “very, very quickly” on a planned 4,000-acre artificial intelligence and supply chain hub in New Clark City, north of Manila, according to Jacob Helberg, the Under Secretary of State for Economic Aff...