Internet.org App Launches in Philippines

Moving one step closer to its goal of launching its application in 100 countries, Internet.org teamed up with Smart Communications to add the Philippines to its list.

InternetOrgPhilippinesMoving one step closer to its goal of launching its application in 100 countries, Internet.org teamed up with Smart Communications to add the Philippines to its list.

The app, also offered to Smart’s TALK and TEXT subscribers, provides free access to basic Internet services, including BabyCenter, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action — MAMA Global, The Girl Effect and Facts for Life.

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg also posted about the app’s launch in the Philippines.

Zuckerberg wrote:

We’re one step closer to connecting the world as we launched Internet.org in

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