What an AI receptionist does for a small business in the Philippines
Most small businesses in the Philippines run on one mobile number and one busy owner. When that owner is with a customer, on a job, driving, or asleep, the phone rings out. The caller does not leave a voicemail; they call the next shop on the list. An AI receptionist removes that gap: it answers every call, in the caller's own language, and does the routine work a front desk would do.
A.I-Daedalus answers as your business, not as a chatbot. Tell it what you do, what you charge and when you are open, and it handles the questions that make up most of your calls: how much, are you open, where are you, can I book. Anything it should not decide, such as a medical emergency or a discount request, it passes to you with the caller's number.
- Answers 24/7 in Bisaya, Tagalog, English, or the mix of them your customers actually speak.
- Quotes only from your price list; it never invents a price.
- Books appointments and collects the details you asked for (name, number, service, date, address).
- Remembers repeat callers and their last visit.
- Writes up every call for you: who called, what they wanted, what was agreed.
- Hands real emergencies and anything outside its brief to you, with the caller's number.
Built for Bisaya and Tagalog, not translated from English
Most AI receptionists sold in the Philippines are American products with a Filipino accent bolted on. A.I-Daedalus was built in Cebu, tested on real calls with real Cebuano callers, and trained to follow the way people actually speak on the phone here: switching between Bisaya and English mid-sentence, giving a number in English and a time in Bisaya, saying "pila?" instead of "how much does it cost?".
It also handles the things a Philippine phone line throws at it: bad mobile signal, background noise from a shop or a jeepney, callers who interrupt, and callers who say "hello? hello?" when the line drops for a second.
Who it is for
Any business where the owner or one staff member answers the phone and cannot always pick up: clinics, repair and home-service technicians, salons and spas, caterers and event suppliers, pet groomers, vets, car and boat rentals, tutors, and small offices. If a missed call costs you a booking worth a few hundred pesos or more, the receptionist pays for itself with a handful of saved calls a month.
How it works
- You tell us about your business: services, prices, hours, location, what to do with emergencies. We load it for you.
- You get a phone number for the receptionist, or you forward your existing number to it when busy or unanswered. Your customers keep calling the number they know.
- You test-call it yourself before it takes a real customer call, and you can change what it says any time from your dashboard.
- Every call appears in your dashboard as a summary and a transcript, so you can call back the customers who need you.
What it costs
Plans start at ₱2,990 a month for 300 call minutes, with a 24/7 receptionist, appointment booking and a price list of up to 100 items. Larger plans add minutes and knowledge. The first ten founding businesses get setup done for them, the ₱5,000 setup fee waived and the first 30 days free, with no lock-in contract. For comparison, a part-time human receptionist in the Philippines costs ₱12,000 to ₱25,000 a month and still cannot answer at 9 pm.
Hear it before you decide
Call 0919 059 0300 from any phone in the Philippines. An AI answers, as itself. Tell it what business you run and it will show you what it would do with your calls: quote, book, take a message. Interrupt it, switch languages, ask it to play your front desk. Standard call rates apply, nothing else.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the AI receptionist speak Bisaya and Tagalog?
- Yes. It answers in Bisaya, Tagalog and English, and follows the caller when they mix languages in one sentence, which is how most Filipinos speak on the phone.
- How much does an AI receptionist cost in the Philippines?
- A.I-Daedalus starts at ₱2,990 a month for 300 call minutes. The first ten founding businesses get the first 30 days free and the ₱5,000 setup fee waived. There is no lock-in contract.
- Do I need a new phone number?
- No. You can keep your existing mobile or landline and forward calls to the receptionist when you are busy or do not answer. You can also give it its own number.
- Can it book appointments?
- Yes. It collects the details you asked for, such as name, number, service, date and address, and books the slot. You see every booking and a summary of every call in your dashboard.
- What happens with emergencies or questions it cannot answer?
- It never guesses. Emergencies, medical questions, discount requests and anything outside its brief are passed to you with the caller's name and number.
- Can I try it before paying?
- Yes. Call the demo line 0919 059 0300 and talk to it, then get your first 30 days free as a founding business. You can cancel any time with seven days' notice.