IBC Mobile to Give 100,000 SIM Cards to Yolanda Survivors

November 19, 2-013

IBC Mobile announced it is giving away 100,000 SIM cards for free to the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda to help them connect and communicate with their loved ones.

The announcement was made at Media ng Bayan’s Tulong ng Bayan: Yolanda Watch aired on IBC-13 by the actor Robi Domingo, who also appears in the TV spot along with IBC stars AJ Muhlach, Erich Gonzales, Sue Ramirez, Mario Maurer, Nicole Andersson and Cogie Domingo.

The SIM cards will be given away along with relief packages, in tandem with Sapig Kapinoy and Lingkod Kapinoy relief efforts in several Yolanda-hit areas. Each IBC Mobile SIM card has free prepaid load worth P50, 15 free texts to all networks, and 5MB of Internet that the survivors can use to connect with their loved ones.

Kapinoys outside the calamity areas can help too. IBC Mobile will make available another 100,000 SIM cards to sell in Metro Manila and other areas not affected by the typhoon to enable the sharing of load with the survivors. Just buy IBC Mobile SIM cards found in sari-sari stores and tiangges and share load by texting Share and send to 2131. Any of the following load amounts can be shared: P10, P20, P50, P100.

All load shared will be collected and distributed to the Yolanda survivors. To find out how much load has been shared, IBC Mobile SIM card subscribers can text ShareStatus to 8888. All transactions to 8888 are free.

Given the limited telecom signal and access to television currently being experienced in Yolanda-ravaged areas, IBC-13 have also partnered to put up TV viewing stations and calling centers, starting with Tacloban and to be rolled out in other key calamity areas. The viewing and calling centers will be available until power and communication lines in affected areas have normalized.

To find out the locations where IBC Mobile SIMs are now available, just call 8888 through your Globe and IBC Mobile SIM card or 671-1313 from your landline of PLDT.