To help the communities severely affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda, the
country’s three mobile phone operators -- Globe Telecom, Smart Communications,
and Sun Cellular -- have agreed to provide 25 free SMS per day for five days
that may be used for local and international text messages.
The joint offer will be available to subscribers in Tacloban City and
the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Leyte, northern Cebu and the Samar.
"This is a time for Filipinos to come together and help our
countrymen in their hour of great need. This joint effort will help
Smart, Sun Cellular and Talk 'N Text subscribers in the typhoon-struck areas to
communicate with their loved ones at home and abroad," said Charles A.
Lim, executive vice president of Smart and chief operating officer of Digital
Mobile Philippines.
“This free service is open to all Globe Postpaid, Globe Prepaid, and TM
subs in these Eastern Visayas provinces. This is the company’s way of
giving assistance to our customers who are suffering from the typhoon’s
onslaught and who need to reach out to their family and friends in the country
and abroad,” said Peter Bithos, Chief Operating Advisor for Globe Consumer
Business Group.
The free 25 daily SMS bundles are available from November 13 to 17 and
can be used to send text messages across all networks. There is also an
allocation for international SMS. It will be pushed automatically to
subscribers at the start of each day. Subscribers will receive SMS
notifications once the bundles are sent. No registration is required.
The three operators came to this unprecedented agreement in response to
the extreme devastation caused by the super typhoon. They are also working to
restore their respective services and assist emergency relief activities of the
government and humanitarian agencies.
For Globe and TM subscribers, the free service can be availed by texting
BangonPinoy to 8888.
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