PHILIPPINES (PH)

Country Summary

Country name	Philippines
ISO code	PH
Region	Asia
Mobile country code	515
Dialing code	+63
Major carriers	Globe Telecom, Smart Communications, Sun Cellular

Guidelines

Two-way SMS supported	Yes
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 internatinal longcode. These would be overwritten into a generic alphanumeric outside of Twilio's platform. Twilio highly recommends sending from registered alphanumeric sender ID. Sender IDs containing the words "TEST," “MESSAGE,” and “SMS” along with all their permutations are not allowed. Sender IDs that portray other networks as "SMART" or "SUN" along with all their permutations (SMARTMONEY, SUNCELL, SMARTLIVE, SMARTLOAD, etc.) are not allowed. You can send commercial and promotional advertisements, surveys, and other broadcast/push messages only to subscribers who have given prior consent or 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 that contain details about financial loans, real estate offers, products and service promotions, and sometimes elections and other political propaganda. Adult content or any mention of alcohol, drugs, gambling, politics, or tobacco is prohibited. Twilio strongly encourages customers to review proposed use cases with qualified legal counsel to make sure that they comply with all applicable laws. The following are some general best practices: Get opt-in consent from each end user before sending any communication to them, particular for marketing or other non-essential communications. Only communicate during an end user's daytime hours unless it is urgent. SMS campaigns should support HELP/STOP messages, and similar messages, in the end user's local language. Do not contact end users on do-not-call or do-not-disturb registries.

Phone Numbers & Sender ID

	Alphanumeric		Long Code		Short Code
	Pre-registration	Dynamic	Domestic	International
Operator network capability	Required	Not Supported	Supported	Not Supported	Supported
Twilio supported	Required Learn more	Not Supported	Supported	Supported	Not Supported
Sender ID preserved	Yes	---	Yes	No	---
Provisioning time	1 week	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UCS-2 support	Supported	N/A	Supported	Supported	N/A
Use case restrictions	Messages that appear to be person-to-person (P2P) based on their content will be filtered. Numeric Sender IDs will be overwritten with a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside Twilio's platform. Sender IDs containing the words "TEST," “MESSAGE,” and “SMS” along with all of its permutations are not allowed. Sender IDs that portray other networks as "SMART" or "SUN" along with all of its permutations (SMARTMONEY, SUNCELL, SMARTLIVE, SMARTLOAD, etc.) are not allowed. Commercial and promotional advertisements, surveys and other broadcast/push messages may be sent only to subscribers who have given prior consent or have specifically opted-in to receive such messages. Messages sent must provide methods for subscribers who have opted-in to opt-out in the future. Regular opt-out instructions must be sent once a week for daily subscriptions and once a month for weekly subscriptions. Content relating to financial loans, real estate offers, products and service promotions, and sometimes elections and other political propaganda will be blocked. Adult content and any mention of alcohol, drugs, gambling, politics, and tobacco is prohibited.	N/A	You can only use local longcodes for application-to-person (A2P) messages.	N/A	N/A
Best practices	Only transactional traffic is allowed.	N/A	N/A	Numeric Sender ID is overwritten into a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside Twilio's platform and delivery is on best effort basis only. Twilio highly recommends sending only with pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender ID	N/A

	Alphanumeric - Pre-registration
Operator network capability	Required
Twilio supported	Required Learn more
Sender ID preserved	Yes
Provisioning time	1 week
UCS-2 support	Supported
Use case restrictions	Messages that appear to be person-to-person (P2P) based on their content will be filtered. Numeric Sender IDs will be overwritten with a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside Twilio's platform. Sender IDs containing the words "TEST," “MESSAGE,” and “SMS” along with all of its permutations are not allowed. Sender IDs that portray other networks as "SMART" or "SUN" along with all of its permutations (SMARTMONEY, SUNCELL, SMARTLIVE, SMARTLOAD, etc.) are not allowed. Commercial and promotional advertisements, surveys and other broadcast/push messages may be sent only to subscribers who have given prior consent or have specifically opted-in to receive such messages. Messages sent must provide methods for subscribers who have opted-in to opt-out in the future. Regular opt-out instructions must be sent once a week for daily subscriptions and once a month for weekly subscriptions. Content relating to financial loans, real estate offers, products and service promotions, and sometimes elections and other political propaganda will be blocked. Adult content and any mention of alcohol, drugs, gambling, politics, and tobacco is prohibited.
Best practices	Only transactional traffic is allowed.

	Alphanumeric - Dynamic
Operator network capability	Not Supported
Twilio supported	Not Supported
Sender ID preserved	---
Provisioning time	N/A
UCS-2 support	N/A
Use case restrictions	N/A
Best practices	N/A

	Long Code - Domestic
Operator network capability	Supported
Twilio supported	Supported
Sender ID preserved	Yes
Provisioning time	N/A
UCS-2 support	Supported
Use case restrictions	You can only use local longcodes for application-to-person (A2P) messages.
Best practices	N/A

	Long Code - International
Operator network capability	Not Supported
Twilio supported	Supported
Sender ID preserved	No
Provisioning time	N/A
UCS-2 support	Supported
Use case restrictions	N/A
Best practices	Numeric Sender ID is overwritten into a generic Alphanumeric Sender ID outside Twilio's platform and delivery is on best effort basis only. Twilio highly recommends sending only with pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender ID

	Short Code
Operator network capability	Supported
Twilio supported	Not Supported
Sender ID preserved	---
Provisioning time	N/A
UCS-2 support	N/A
Use case restrictions	N/A
Best practices	N/A

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