This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows analysts monitoring operations at the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026, shows a man reading a book inside his house in Capas, Tarlac province. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

This photo taken on September 2, 2026, shows Petronila Munoz, a Filipino chieftain, holding the draft of the land historical claims in Capas, Tarlac province. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

This photo taken on September 2, 2026, shows Petronila Munoz, a Filipino chieftain, pointing at the proposed land where the Pax Silica Hub might be built in Capas, Tarlac province. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

This photo taken on September 2, 2026, shows inside of Petronila Munoz's house in Capas, Tarlac province. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

This photo taken on August 10, 2026, shows the office of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) in Angeles City, Pampanga province. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

(FILES) People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a US-led initiative, in Manila on August 13, 2026. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS