O, senyong mga relatives dyan nang mga OFW in Lebanon, you better read this news in the Inquirer. This is really nice. Kaso mo, libreng tawag nga, meron ba silang connection in Lebanon? I heard on the news na binanatan na most of the telecommunication facilities doon. I’m curious kung pano makaka-connect? Eto pa – you’re only limited to TWO-MINUTE PHONE CALL. Ano?! Can you repeat it again and again for the second time around once more? DOS MINUTOS?! Ano yon? Eh pano kung lumagpas nang dos minutos? How much ang bayad? Hay naku… sabi nga ni Chuvalais… “There is no such thing as free lunch!”.
But hey, sayang din yong dos minutos na yon di ba?… and there are so many things that you can say in two minutes like:
1. Pengeng pera!
2. Kuya! Kulang ho yong pambayad nang apartment!
3. Ate! Pambili po nang uniform!
4. Kuya, nabitbit mo ba yong pinabili kong sapatos?
5. Ate! Kelan ang sweldo mo?O… di ba? O sya… Ate, Kuya! Takbo na kayo’t yong mga bomba, parating na naman!
Free calls to Lebanon for OFWs, relatives
THE PHILIPPINES’ top telecommunications companies have come to the rescue of distressed Filipinos in war-torn Lebanon and their relatives here by providing them with free calls.
This was announced by Globe Telecom and Smart Communications Inc. in separate press statements Thursday.
Relatives can now make free two-minute calls to their loved ones in Lebanon this weekend using any of the two million Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) landlines and over 21 million Smart and Talk N Text mobile phone stalls over the country, according to the statement released by Smart.
This will be done under an emergency assistance program for the benefit of overseas Filipino workers’ families launched by PLDT using PLDT Pwede! Cards and PLDT Budget Cards, the statement said.
At the same time, Smart, PLDT’s wireless subsidiary, has also set up “Libreng Tawag [Free Call]” Centers in Metro Manila, Cebu City, and Davao City. The “Libreng Tawag” Centers will provide free voice and SMS services for the families and relatives of OFWs affected by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Lebanon, according to the statement.
Under this program, Pwede! Card and Budget Card users will be given one two-minute free call to Lebanon or Israel on Saturday and Sunday, the statement said.
Users of these call cards can utilize PLDT landlines to make voice calls to Lebanon and Israel following the usual procedure prescribed for these cards. Moreover, PLDT Pwede! Card users can also make voice calls through Smart and Talk N Text cell phones, according to the statement.
“We are trying to do our share in helping our fellow Filipinos working abroad. We also hope that this program will help their families get through this difficult period,” said PLDT and SMART spokesman Ramon R. Isberto.
The Smart “Libreng Tawag” Centers are located at the OWWA national office in Pasay City; OWWA Region 7 office at the Mezzanine floor, LDM Bldg., MJ Cuenco cor. Legaspi St., Cebu City; and at the OWWA Region 11 office located at Door #8, PTA Complex, Magsaysay Park, Davao City.
Not to be outdone, Globe Telecom and Innove Communications launched on Wednesday ‘‘Libreng Tawag,” a special outreach program for Manila-based families of OFWs in Lebanon, according to a Globe statement.
In cooperation with the OWWA, Globe and Innove will be offering free IDD calls to relatives and friends of the OFWs, the Globe statement said.
The “Libreng Tawag” Center is located at the lobby of the OWWA Center Building in F.B. Harrison St. Pasay City. It will go on indefinitely until the affected OFWs are evacuated from Lebanon.
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