Philippines. "No to Text Tax!" campaign

Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have started an online protest against the plan to impose a 5-centavo tax on every text message, reports Philstar.

At the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile vowed yesterday to block the passage of the bill.

Susan Ople, president of the Ople Policy Center said the protesters must reach out to other sectors and use every medium available to build a strong coalition against the text tax to stop Congress from passing the bill.

“The No to Text Tax! online campaign has more than a thousand supporters since its creation three days ago,” she said.

Ople urged the public to join the protest and sign up and post their comment on the Facebook wall.

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emily | 6:18 PM | SMS and Politics |
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