The text scam attracts people by informing them that they can get a discount or be entitled to a rebate on their monthly bill once they text a certain number.
The southern city of Davao is expecting its booming information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry to generate about 5,000 jobs this year.
The Senate on Monday passed on third and final reading a bill prohibiting cable television and Internet tapping and penalizing offenders with imprisonment or a fine.