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                    [Title] => P-Noy signs law on free SMS disaster alerts
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Telecommunications companies are now required to send text messages to millions of cellular phone subscribers – free of charge – about threats of impending calamities.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140628/texting-sms-4.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1339806 [Title] => Aquino signs free disaster alerts law [Summary] =>

President Benigno Aquino III said today that he has signed into law a bill which directs telecommunication companies to send free mobile alerts during natural and man-made disaster and calamities.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-27 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319839 [Title] => Senate OKs bill requiring telcos to send SMS disaster alert [Summary] =>

The Senate yesterday passed on third and final reading a bill that would require the country’s telecommunication companies (telcos) to send out free early warning alerts or other relevant information during times of disasters.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 760639 [Title] => Libreng text alert 'pag may kalamidad [Summary] =>

Isinusulong ni Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño ang panukalang batas na nag-oobliga sa telecommunications service providers na magbigay ng libreng alert kapag mayroong bagyo o kalamidad.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1334962 [AuthorName] => Gemma Amargo-Garcia [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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