911 (Philippines)

[5] On August 8, 2001, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the DILG and Frequentis, an Austrian company, on the implementation of the ENP project.

[7] The ₱1.4 billion project was completed on August 2, 2003, with the opening of a new 117 call center in Quezon City, serving the entire Metro Manila area.

[8] On August 1, 2016, 911 was launched as the nationwide emergency hotline number by the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba said that all calls to 911 will be rerouted to the existing Patrol 117 hotline while the 911 command center is not yet established.

[10] Existing 117 call centers are located in the following areas: Other than 911, other emergency numbers are also used around the country, maintained and operated by both government agencies and the private sector.

117 was a former national emergency hotline before it was replaced by 911 .