911 emergency hotline to be launched nationwide in July

President Marcos announced that the government will launch a unified national 911 emergency hotline by July, calling it a major step in his administration’s efforts to keep Filipinos safe from crime.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

In his latest vlog, the President said the launch of a state-of-the-art national emergency hotline will become an integral part of his administration’s campaign against criminality.

“Ginagawa na rin itong emergency hotline natin at sigurado ako in just a few weeks—baka sa Hulyo—ay ma-launch na namin ito (We’re already working on this emergency hotline, and I’m confident that in just a few weeks—possibly by July—we’ll be able to launch it),” he said.

According to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the system will initially go live in Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region, Central Visayas, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.