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:: Short Messaging Services (SMS)
To get a list of the SMS services, type SS and send to 211 for Smart subscribers and 2333 for Globe

:: Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Get news from Sun.Star's 12 newspapers and three tabloids all over the Philippines on WAP-enabled phones, use this address: www.sunstar.com.ph/wap/index.wml

:: SMS services available on your cellphone:
1. news - type SS NEWS, the location and send (ex. SS NEWS CBU)
*available locations: 12 Sun.Star newspapers and three tabloids nationwide

2. movies - for movie schedules, type SS MOV, the location and send (ex. SS MOV BCD)
*excluding MNL (Manila), (DGT) Dumaguete

3. balita - to get news in the vernacular, type SS BALITA, the location and send (ex. SS BALITA CDO)
*available locations: CBU (Cebu), DVO (Davao), CDO (Cagayan)

4. community events (including schedule of band gigs) - type SS EVENTS, the location and send
(ex. SS EVENTS DVO)
*excluding MNL (Manila), (DGT) Dumaguete

5. travel - to get information on travel, type SS TRAVEL CBU, the keyword and send (ex. SS TRAVEL CBU RESORT). Available keywords: RESORT, HOTEL, PENSION, SITES, TRANSPO
*available location: CBU

6. shipping schedules - type SS SHIPSKED CBU
*available location: CBU

7. airline schedules - type SS AIRLINE CBU
*available location: CBU

8. local job listing - type SS JOBS CBU
*available location: CBU

9. know what's for sale and for rent - type SS ADS CBU
*available location: CBU

10. daily mass schedules - type SS MASS, the location and send (ex. SS MASS DVO)
*available locations: CBU, DVO

11. list of local bands - type SS BANDS, the location and send (ex. SS BANDS CBU)
*available locations: CBU, DVO

12. list of dining establishments - type SS DINING, the location and send (ex. SS DINING CBU)
*available locations: CBU, DVO

13. to get daily horoscope (Cebuano vernacular only) - type SS HOROSCOPE, the zodiac and send
*available location: CBU

14. to get jokes (Cebuano vernacular only) - type SS JOKES and send
*available location: CBU

15. to contact Sun.Star news offices, type SS EDITOR, the location and send (ex. SS EDITOR CBU)
*available location: CBU

16. to get the latest score in major basketball tournaments - type SS SPORTS and send
*available keywords: PBA, NBA, MBA

17. list of local bars - type SS BARS, the location and send (ex. SS BARS CBU)
*available locations: CBU, DVO

18. to get the official list of winners in the barangay and SK polls (Cebu City only) - type SS POLLS and send

:: Sun.Star affiliate keywords

Luzon
1. BGO (Baguio)
2. PNG (Pangasinan)
3. PMP (Pampanga)
4. MNL (Manila)

Visayas
5. CBU (Cebu)
6. BCD (Bacolod)
7. ILO (Iloilo)
8. DGT (Dumaguete)

Mindanao
9. DVO (Davao)
10. GEN (General Santos)
11. CDO (Cagayan de Oro)
12. ZBO (Zamboanga)