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911 emergency response

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on 911 emergency response.

DILG trumpets 12.7-M Unified 911 calls
The Unified 911 emergency hotline handled 12.7 million calls nationwide from January to August 2026, with DILG reporting a 96.15 percent efficiency rate.
27 September 20261 MIN READ
DILG pushes 911 upgrade, vows zero tolerance for corruption
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla said procurement for the government’s Unified 911 emergency response system is being conducted through competitive bidding and…
25 September 20261 MIN READ
Remulla says no kickbacks in Unified 911 procurement
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the Unified 911 asset procurement was conducted through competitive bidding and without kickbacks, citing lower…
24 September 20262 MIN READ
DILG pushes Unified 911 system expansion
The DILG is expanding the Unified 911 System to provincial communities, using regional call centers, geo-tagging and local-language support to improve…
19 September 20261 MIN READ
PNP touts 5-min 911 response time
The nationwide Unified 911 system handled 494,338 calls in its first year, with 96.38 percent of 86,614 incident calls receiving responses within five minutes.
13 September 20261 MIN READ