#PRC mobile service

Filipino workers in Malaysia were able to renew their professional licenses without going home after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) held its first Foreign Mobile Service (FMS) in the country on April 12, 2026. [caption id="attachment_422045" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Source: prc.gov.ph[/caption] Organizers said this is the first time the PRC mobile service was held in Malaysia since it started its global rollout in 2023. Globe has officially launched Starlink's satellite-to-mobile service in the Philippines after receiving approval from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), making it the first local telecom operator to commercially offer direct-to-device satellite connectivity in the country. The new service is designed to help users stay connected in remote areas where traditional cell towers are unavailable and during emergencies when regular mobile networks are disrupted. We've got over a hundred submissions from our recent poll on mobile 3G services. Surprisingly, very few people are using PLDT WeRoam -- a service which has practically been supplanted by SmartBro Mobile 3G. uMobile on the other hand, though an autonomous telco is still considered a Smart/PLDT property and their free ad-supported 3G services will certainly bump up their total numbers. Read more in our articles including "PRC and OWWA launch mobile service for Filipinos in Malaysia" and "Globe rolls out Starlink Satellite-to-Mobile Service in the Philippines".