Arroyo proudly announces that she was able to convince the cellular companies to drop the rate of inter-network SMS down by half -- from Php1.00 to Php0.50. In my last month's entry at GMANews.tv, "There was a time when SMS was free", I mentioned how it would be impossible for telcos to offer SMS for free and it was for purely economic reasons. Dropping the SMS rates is actually a welcomed move -- IF it were permanent. The promo rate for SMS covers all mobile providers -- Globe and Smart and Sun and their subsidiaries -- and officially started last July 28. Could this be the cheapest locally distributed laptop ever? [tags]cheapest laptops, review, ecs laptop, portable, mobile pc[/tags] GCash is set to roll out in-app one-time passwords (OTPs) beginning June 22, replacing traditional SMS-based verification codes as part of efforts to strengthen account security and combat online fraud. The move comes ahead of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ June 30 deadline requiring financial institutions to phase out SMS OTPs under the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA). Read more in our articles including "Are SMS rates really down to Php0.50?" and "ECS G320: Cheapest Laptop ever?".
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Mar 10, 2026Arroyo proudly announces that she was able to convince the cellular companies to drop the rate of inter-network SMS down by half -- from Php1.00 to Php0.50. In my last month's entry at GMANews.tv, "There was a time when SMS was free", I mentioned how it would be impossible for telcos to offer SMS for free and it was for purely economic reasons.
Dropping the SMS rates is actually a welcomed move -- IF it were permanent. The promo rate for SMS covers all mobile providers -- Globe and Smart and Sun and their subsidiaries -- and officially started last July 28. Could this be the cheapest locally distributed laptop ever?
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