Cellular Phone
Philippines operates its cellular phone services under the GSM 900/1800 network. Cellular phone services are completely available in urban areas and in most rural areas with Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and Sun Cellular leading the way in providing cellular phone services around the country. These operators have roaming partners abroad, so foreigners who planned of visiting Philippines may check with their respective cellular service provider for accessibility and activation of roaming service. For foreigners who have just arrived in the Philippines, the easiest way to connect with loved ones, friends or business associates back home is obtaining a prepaid sim. Prepaid sims are available and can be purchased in sari-sari stores (corner store), convenience store and in malls nationwide. Prepaid sim cards are also available for purchase at cellular phone operators’ telecenters or business offices inside large malls where application for subscription to postpaid plan is accepted and processed.
Reloading a prepaid sim can be made either through prepaid cards or at Electronic Load or E-Load stations everywhere. Reloading a prepaid sim is also available through ATM cards.
In Philippines, the use of cellular phones for sending SMS or text messaging is more popular than using the service for calling, thus resulted Philippines being dubbed as the "texting capital of the world".

Pay Phone
Pay phone booths are used to be available almost in every corners but due to the wide use of cellular phones, pay phone booths are slowly becoming less and less in demand which eventually resulted to phasing out these booths in some places to reduce maintenance cost. Pay phones are still available in shopping malls and public places which work either through coins or phone cards. Phone cards are available in shops that sell mobile phone prepaid cards.

Internet
The most innovative and cheapest way to connect is through the internet. Broadband speed internet access is available at internet café located inside shopping malls and at big or medium size internet café flourishing around the metropolis or downtown area nationwide. WiFi internet access is available in coffee shops like Starbucks, Bo’s Coffee as well as in some shopping malls particularly at Robinson’s Mall in Mabini. I do not intend to show any partiality but the truth is that this is the mall closest to the hotel where I usually stay when I am in Manila.
As of this writing, it is really a down point to know that free WiFi access is not offered in NAIA Terminal 1 while Mactan International Airport is offering fast and absolutely free WiFi internet access.
Internet availability is rapidly growing nationwide with PLDT DSL, Smart Broadband and Globe Broadband in the forefront offering the service to the homes in remote towns and barangays.

Cable and Satellite TV
Most hotels, restaurants and snack bars offer cable TV to its guests and patrons. Affluent and middle class Filipino homes have access to cable TV as well as access to the more advanced Satellite TV. In my hometown, residents usually subscribed to cable TV as it is cheaper compared to Satellite TV. But in remote areas or let’s say areas not covered by cable TV operator, Satellite TV is becoming more and more popular.

Radio and TV Stations
FM and AM radio stations in the Philippines are as popular as TV stations. FM stations normally broadcast music while AM stations typically broadcast variety of programs like political commentary and enrichment programs among many others.
Philippines has two major TV networks – ABS-CBN and GMA - keeping the country updated with the latest news and events happening in the country and around the globe as well as bringing entertainment into the homes all over the country.