Locale Summary |
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Locale name |
Philippines |
ISO code |
PH |
Region |
Asia |
Mobile country code |
515 |
Dialing code |
+63 |
Guidelines |
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Two-way SMS supported |
Yes |
Number portability available |
No |
Twilio concatenated message support |
Yes* |
Message length |
160 characters |
Twilio MMS support |
Converted to SMS with embedded URL |
Sending SMS to landline numbers |
You cannot send SMS to a landline destination number: the Twilio REST API will throw a 400 response with error code 21614, the message will not appear in the logs, and the account will not be charged. |
Compliance considerations |
Mobile operators do not allow messages with international long codes. These will be overwritten with a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside of Twilio’s platform. Twilio highly recommends sending from a registered Alphanumeric Sender ID. Sender IDs containing the words “TEST”, “MESSAGE”, “SMS”, and/or permuations based on those words are not allowed. Sender IDs that portray other networks as “SMART” and/or “SUN” and/or permuations based on those words — for example, “SMARTMONEY”, “SUNCELL”, “SMARTLIVE”, “SMARTLOAD”, etc.) are not allowed. You may send commercial and promotional advertisements, surveys, and other broadcast/push messages only to subscribers who have specifically opted-in to receive such messages. PTEs and content providers shall also provide methods for subscribers who have opted-in to opt-out in the future. Regular opt-out instructions must be sent once per week for daily subscriptions or once per month for weekly subscriptions. Spam messages are those which promote or offer financial loans, real estate, products and services, and sometimes relate to elections and other political messages. Adult content or any mention of alcohol, drugs, gambling, politics, and/or tobacco is prohibited.
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