911 emergency hotline

Ernest Cu, Globe President & CEO,  has also signed an agreement with the government to show its strong support for the new nationwide emergency hotline 911 initiative which will replace 117. We are hopeful that the 911 system will be an effective tool in addressing the country’s emergency concerns" - Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO Related Story: MVP signs MOA to transition from Patrol 117 to 911 Hotline 911 is expected to be implemented starting August 1, 2016. It will be the country's emergency hotline number for incidents like police assistance, fires, medical, calamities, and other emergencies. Globe Telecom is ready to transmit voice calls for emergency hotline 911 and complaint hotline 8888 on August 1, as directed by the government. During President Duterte's State of the Nation Address SONA the other day, he mentioned numerous plans for the country and among those announced the nationwide implementation of 911 hotline for emergencies and the establishment of 8888 hotline as an easy way to receive complaints regarding government agencies. As suggested by the government to discourage prank calls, we would also like to inform our customers that those calling the hotlines will incur regular voice charges plus an additional P5/call for those calling the 911 hotline." {Globe Telecom} Just like Globe's earlier announcement about charging for 911 calls, PLDT/Smart has also made a statement regarding charging calls to 911 emergency hotline and the 8888 complaint hotline. Read more in our articles including "Globe signs agreement to shift from Patrol 117 to 911" and "Globe ready to transmit voice calls for emergency hotline 911 and complaint hotline 8888".