Here are two numbers you need to put on speed dial, now,
Two 24/7 hotlines were officially launched today: 911 for national emergency calls, and 8888 for government complaints.
The 911 hotline was launched during the 24th Police Community Relations Group Founding Ceremony at Camp Crame on Mon, Aug 1, where Philippine National Police Director Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and his lookalike mascot were present.
Dela Rosa’s mascot even did a little dance to celebrate the launch of the nationwide hotline.
According to Philippine Star, calls from the 911 hotline will be rerouted to the existing Patrol 117 hotline until a command center is established.
The report also added that PLDT and Smart have promised to provide free emergency hotlines while Globe will charge PHP5 per call.
According to Froilan Castelo, Globe general counsel, 8888, which is currently used by more than 57-million subscribers as a customer hotline, will now be a hotline to report suspected corrupt activities by government officials.
“The government allowed the company 30-45 days to transition to a new hotline which can be accessed by SMS and voice. Globe customers will be advised of its new hotline appropriately,” he said in a statement.
