Filipinos are undisputedly the best in the world when it comes to text messaging.

So if Filipinos use their mobile phone’s short messaging service to send greetings, stay in touch with their loved ones or share jokes, why not harness its power to improve the quality of public education?

A consortium of Philippine companies composed of Ayala Foundation, Globe Telecom, Nokia, Seameo Innotech and the Department of Education did just that with the launch in May 2003 of the Text2Teach program.

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