I just found out that this notorious text has gone outside the Philippines. My Malaysian friend has been receiving the crappy text messages since yesterday, about seven in total now.

PEOPLE, THAT TEXT MESSAGE IS A FAKE!!! STOP BELIEVING THAT CRAP AND STOP THE PANIC!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12745128
(you don’t believe me? Click on the link to BBC’s website, this will explain a lot)