Lapu-Lapu City launches 911 hotline for emergencies

Futch Anthony Inso 07/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has launched its 911 hotline, allowing the public to report emergencies and other similar incidents. In a Facebook post, Congressman Junard “Ahong” Chan said they wanted to provide the…

Quick response to 911 call leads to arrest of QC church burglars

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan - Philippine News Agency 06/30/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The police’s response to a 911 call in two minutes led to the arrest of three suspects who robbed a church construction site in Quezon City, the National Capital Region Police Office’s (NCRPO) reported on…

Bullying? Report it via 911, public told by PNP as school year begins

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 06/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Bullying incidents can be reported by parents and students to the Philippine National Police (PNP) by calling hotline 911. This is according to PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Monday. Police would be…

Unified 911 rollout to start in July 2025

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan - Philippine News Agency 05/27/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Unified 911 Emergency System will officially go live in July in the National Capital Region (NCR), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and Regions 1 (Ilocos) and 7 (Cetral Visayas), Interior Secretary Jonvic…

Tagbilaran City 911 now fully operational

Doris C. Bongcac 04/28/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Tagbilaran City in Bohol is the first locality in the island province to activate emergency hotline 911. The hotline integrates all the other hotlines that the local government earlier used to ensure faster…

911 emergency hotline coming to Cebu City soon

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 911 emergency response hotline will soon be available in Cebu City. During a press conference on May 24 at Cebu City Hall, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia and Next Generation Advanced 911…

A primate suspect: US monkey dials 911

Agence France Presse 08/17/2022

LOS ANGELES—California cops rushed to a zoo after a 911 call — only to find it had been placed by a mischievous monkey. Dispatchers sent officers to investigate a possible emergency after receiving a call Saturday night…

Cebu City to implement 911 hotline program

Rosalie Abatayo 08/02/2018

Harold Alcontin, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) operations head, said they are well-prepared for the possible occurrences of disasters in the city. Alcontin made a presentation of the city’s disaster management procedure and…

Cebu City plans to install CCTV cams hooked to 911

Nestle L. Semilla 03/05/2018

IF plans push through, new closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras which the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) hopes to install on Cebu City streets this year will be hooked to the National Emergency Hotline,…

CEBU CITY TO ROLL OUT LOCALIZED 911

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/19/2017

A local 911 emergency hotline may soon be up in Cebu City. If negotiations and preparations push through, the P15-million system may be in place before next month’s Sinulog Festival celebration. The system will be provided by…

City Hall mulls new 911 emergency hotline

Inna Gian Mejia 07/11/2017

THERE is a need to unify the number to call during emergencies by using the 911 emergency hotline. In a press conference yesterday, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña noted that under the current setup, there are several…

Fifteen years after 9/11, US still in perpetual war

09/12/2016

Washington, United States — The 9/11 attacks of 2001 forever changed America and upended its foreign and national security policy, leaving the country for the past 15 years in a war against jihadists — without ending the…

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