Congratulations and thank you to all texters who joined the revolt against the text tax.
Here are some of the news articles about what we collectively fought and won in less than 24 hours:
- Group urges Palace: Don’t classify SMS as a ‘sin’ product, Inquirer.net
- Consumers rejoice as Palace ‘backs off’ from text tax, GMAnews.tv
- Palace, Favila distance selves from text tax amid flak, GMAnews.tv
- Palace backs off on text tax, SunStar
- Palace shoots down text tax, LRT fare hike, Manila Standard Today
- Message sent: Don’t tax ‘txt lyf’, ABS-CBNnews.com
- Sec. Peter Favila, nagpalit ng bagong cellphone number matapos ulanin ng Hate Text Brigade, RMN News
- Taumbayan, ibinabaon ni Gloria sa buwis, Abante Tonite
- ‘Hate txt’ forces Favila to change phone number, Malaya
- Planong dagdag-buwis sa text, inulan ng batikos, ABS-CBNnews.com
- Admin lawmaker says no to text tax, SunStar
- Business groups back text tax proposal; group, senators oppose, ABS-CBNnews.com
- Consumer Group Slams Proposed Hike on Text Tax, Bulatlat.com
- Consumer group rejects plans to revive SMS tax, Inquirer.net
Again, kudos to all Pinoy texters!