Recent changes to local legislation now prevent delivery of SMS to Philippine numbers, from overseas A2P providers, such as touchSMS.
In order to send messages to the Philippines via touchSMS, you must purchase a Philippine Virtual Number or register Alpha Sender ID to be approved by the local carrier.
Cost of Philippine Virtual Numbers:
Provisioning: $AUD 250.00
Monthly Rental: $AUD 190.00
A Philippine virtual number also attracts a fee for every inbound message of $AUD 0.02c per message
For more information on international sending routes – please contact the touchSMS Support Team