HIPAA required the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop regulations to implement these privacy requirements, called the Privacy Rule, which became effective on April 14, 2003.
The same goes for calls you receive from a landline or from a mobile customer of a network outside the Philippines, or form a roaming customer of Globe or other mobile network. **subject to 15% roaming surcharge and 12% VAT on the surcharge.
But be prepared for much higher charges. Depending on your service provider and travel location, you could pay international roaming charges of up to $20 per minute. Additional charges can also apply to send or receive text messages, as well as to access the web from your phone.