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MANILA, Philippines — As of February 2025, the Philippines had an estimated population of about 116 million. According to the Global Digital Report 2025 prepared by Meltwater and We Are Social, 97.5 million Filipinos use the internet, with 98.5% accessing it through their mobile phones.
The same report found that 90.2 million Filipinos use the Facebook Messenger app. (www.meltwater.com)
It has therefore become the norm for Filipinos to communicate through social media messaging apps.
People often assume that their conversations and communications made through social messaging are confidential and private.
