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NUP solons seek body to manage advanced industries like Pax Silica
MANILA, Philippines — Several House of Representatives lawmakers from the National Unity Party (NUP) are pushing for a bill that seeks to create a body that would manage advanced industries in the country, like the proposed Pax Silica hub in Luzon, to provide a legal framework for such industries. During a press briefi

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