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Firms rely on free chat apps to expand reach

By Elijah Felice Rosales | December 16, 2022 - 12:00am

Philippine firms are expanding their use of free chat apps like Viber and WhatsApp to reach their customers as they start to rely less on e-mail and short messaging services in promoting products and services.

Business

Text messaging remains relevant in Philippines

By Elijah Felice Rosales | November 25, 2022 - 12:00am

The lack of reliable internet service in the Philippines will keep short messaging services relevant to local consumers despite the rising popularity of free text apps like Viber.

Business

Ex-privacy exec warns of trust crisis in SMS

By Rainier Allan Ronda | September 5, 2022 - 12:00am

People using short messaging service will shift faster to internet messaging platforms, triggering a trust crisis on text...

Headlines

BSP cautions public vs unsolicited emails, SMS

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 10, 2022 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has cautioned the public against fraud, perpetrated through unsolicited emails or text messages,...

Headlines

Strong dollar,  not weak peso

By Boo Chanco | June 27, 2022 - 12:00am

As part of its service to clients, my bank sends me an SMS message by midmorning daily to inform me of the day’s exchange rate. I hardly gave it much attention until last Friday. The peso finally is at the...

Business

‘Online shop platforms liable for selling SMS blast machines’

By Cecille Suerte Felipe | October 21, 2021 - 12:00am

Electronic commerce platforms, along with parties or merchants, can be held solidarily liable for the sale of SMS blast machines...

Headlines

A letter from the heart

By Singkit | February 12, 2017 - 12:00am

When was the last time you sat down to write – OK, type – a letter?

Starweek Magazine

Textra SMS

By Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi | December 1, 2015 - 9:00am

Delicious Inc.'s "Textra SMS" is a features-driven SMS/MMP app that's good in both function and looks.

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Truemessenger - SMS Block Spam

By Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi | September 29, 2015 - 10:00am

Though the country's leading mobile service providers are doing what they can to forestall the prevalence of "text scams" and the like, the popularity of applications like "Truemessenger - SMS Block Spam" proves...

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Product diversification key to raising electronics exports – World Bank

February 2, 2015 - 12:00am

The Philippine electronics sector needs to intensify product diversification to increase exports as it aims to regain its...

Business As Usual