With the country’s experience with calamities, receiving alerts and messages from all the official and authorized agencies will be very useful.
No more worrying about whether school is cancelled or not because warning messages are received automatically through phone.
Smart is currently working on providing this helpful emergency alert system that will give everyone official broadcasts from the government. National Disaster Risk and Management Operations Center and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology are among the government agencies that will provide information during disasters. All these are free of charge because of the Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act or RA No. 10639.
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Activating the Smart Public Warning System is a different process for both Android and iOS.
For Android users:
- Simply open the device’s messaging settings.
- Locate the “Emergency Alert” or “Cell Broadcast” options and turn it on.
For iOS users:
- Ensure that the device is has the latest iOS update.
- Once checked or updated, proceed to the “Notification Settings”.
- Scroll until you reach the bottom and enable Emergency and government alerts.
After this, simply wait for future test runs to see if your device receives updates and alerts.