PNP warns: Prank callers risk losing access to 911 hotline

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan 06/05/2026

MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) appealed to the public to use the country’s emergency hotline responsibly as the government expands the Unified 911 system to more regions, warning that prank callers risk losing access to…

E911 Central Visayas logs over 500 emergency calls, 16 arrests

Lyle Andales 11/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said they recorded 16 arrests and responded to 528 emergency calls since the rollout of the region’s Emergency 911 (E911) system on June 2, 2025.…

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…

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