The Clark Tech Corridor: Central Luzon's Silicon Valley
How semiconductor manufacturing, green energy microgrids, and data centers are turning a former military base into Southeast Asia's next industrial engine.
Maria Santos
The Clark Tech Corridor: Central Luzon's Silicon Valley
Eighty kilometers north of Metro Manila, along the sprawling plain that once served as Clark Air Base, a quiet industrial boom is underway. Powered by a dedicated 100% solar and geothermal microgrid, the Clark Special Economic Zone is rapidly attracting global semiconductor testing facilities, hyperscale data centers, and AI hardware packaging hubs.
With the completion of the Subic-Clark Railway and the expansion of Clark International Airport, Central Luzon is offering tech multinationals what Manila can no longer provide: vast masterplanned parcels of land, zero congestion, resilient power infrastructure, and direct access to a deep pool of Filipino engineering graduates.
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This is the kind of reporting I wish more Philippine outlets did.
Maria Santos
Former Bloomberg correspondent covering capital markets, central banking, and Philippine conglomerates across Southeast Asia.
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