Thursday 19 April 2007

SMS-based system 'rescues' OFWs

By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 06:10pm (Mla time) 04/19/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- A system based on text or short messaging service (SMS) developed using open-source software has helped "rescue" some 200 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) located in different parts of the world.

The system was developed by the Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD), a local non-profit organization.

Through the system, OFWs abroad can send SMS or text messages to a local mobile number, which the system automatically transmits to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Workers Welfare Association and the Center for Migrant Advocacy. [Read More ]

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