Republic of the Philippines

The key details for mobile messaging in the Republic of the Philippines are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

South-Eastern Asia

Dialing Code

63

1-way

Yes

2-way

Long Code Only

2-way Setup Time

2

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

No*

Mobile Number Portability

No

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes, when Registered

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

Yes

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

* Notes

SMSC network receipts only. We recommend pre-registering an alphanumeric originator. You will need to provide a full service description to pre-register. Originators that contain the words: "TEST", “MESSAGE" and "SMS, along with similar permutations (e.g. TESTING, TEST123, ABCTEST, MSG, SMS, etc.) are not allowed, unless specifically approved. Alphanumeric originators that have more than 5 numbers are not allowed unless specifically approved. Originators that portray other networks "SMART", "SUN" along with related permutations (e.g. SMARTMONEY, SUNCELL, SMARTLIVE, SMARTLOAD, etc.) are not allowed. Generic Originators containing INFO, INFOSMS, VERIFY and NXSMS are not allowed. From 6th Oct 2019 Landlines with Area Code 02 will be migrated to 8-digit numbers Currently, OpenMarket does not deliver to Landlines so this note is purely informational. Long and Short Code Originators only maintained on Smart.

Guidance / Restrictions

No gambling, political, alcohol, tobacco or adult content. Marketing messages must have an unsubscribe option.