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Documents Required and Instructions to Register Your Alphanumeric Sender ID in the Philippines



You may have noticed that sometimes your message sent to the Philippines from an international long codes are replaced with a generic sender ID (e.g. ITCORP or INFO). This usually happens when the destination country number doesn’t support messages sent from international long codes.

Starting February 24, 2025, messages sent to the Philippines using unregistered Alphanumeric Sender IDs and international long codes will be intermittently blocked due to updated regulations aimed at reducing fraud. The blocked messages will not be sent later, although a failed messaging charges will still apply for these attempts.

To ensure uninterrupted messaging, you need to register your Alphanumeric Sender IDs before the final deadline on April 7, 2025, when all messages from unregistered IDs and international long codes will be permanently blocked. Unregistered messages sent before this date may also be filtered or replaced with a generic sender ID.

Information Required



Details to be filled during the registration process



Message type: Transactional or Promotional

Sender ID: Remember that the Sender ID you are requesting needs to be equal or related to your Business name or brands, must be no more than 11 characters.

Sender’s Legal Company or Business Name

Sender’s Company Phone Number

Full Address

Business representative’s name

Business representative’s email

Company website

Filed of activity

Company VAT or Tax Number

Average SMS Messages/month:
-> Low Volume (50-1000)
-> Medium Volume (1000-5000)
-> High Volume (10000-100000)
-> Very High Volume (100000+)

Use case

Sample message



Document Requirements



To ensure that the traffic is coming from a legitimate source, Mobile Network operators (MNOs) in the Philippines require that you provide the following documentation.

For Domestic Entities



Your company is registered and operates within the Philippines. You are a local business sending SMS to Filipino recipients.


LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator SenderID_SMART
LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator_SenderID_GLOBE
NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE


For International Entities



Your company is registered and operates outside the Philippines. You are a foreign business sending SMS to Filipino recipients.


LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator SenderID_SMART
LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator_SenderID_GLOBE
LOA for End Client to Aggregator


For Banking and Financial Entities



If you’re a banking and financial entities, you need provide following documents, in addition to the LOAs mentioned above;

Business Registration or Articles of Incorporation

Business Permit

Specific regulatory agency licenses depending on industry (example: Banks require BSP licenses)

Business Permit or Mayor's Permit (Current Year) from the local government unit's (Business Permit and Licensing office) BPLO

If Sender ID to be registered has no clear relevance to business:

Intellectual Property Rights to the Brand Name OR

Secretary's Certificate specifying the proof of Sender ID relevance to the business

Instructions



Fill in the yellow highlighted fields—completely replace each field with your own information. If a field is not highlighted, don’t change it.

Have the documents signed by an authorized signatory of the Sender.

In the highlighted fields, add the Sender’s letterhead and/or logo, stamp and sign where indicated.

Submit the documents and information by reaching out KrispCall’s live chat support.

Note that mobile network carriers are very strict about the details! We highly recommend that you download the examples (hit right click, and select 'Save Image As...') and do a side by side comparison when you are filling out the documents.

LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator SenderIDSMART




LOA BrandOwner x Aggregator_SenderID_GLOBE


LOA for End Client to Aggregator


NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE


Philippines_Customer_Documents_Domestic.zip
Philippines_Customer_Documents_International.zip

Updated on: 12/02/2025

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