Unified 911 to launch nationwide on September 11, 2025 — DILG

Filipinos in emergency situations will only need to dial one number—911—for urgent assistance as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to launch the Unified 911 system on September 11.

In a statement on Friday, the DILG said the Unified 911 is a single hotline that replaces more than 30 local emergency numbers. 

According to the DILG, the single hotline for police, fire, medical, or disaster response will now be routed through a single integrated network linking the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and local governments.

The service for Unified 911 is free, available 24/7, and designed to be language-sensitive covering Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Waray, Tausug, and other Philippine languages, the DILG said.

Under Unified 911, the authorities' target response time is five minutes.

"Unified 911 should not just be a hotline. It is a lifeline… Every second matters, every call matters, every life matters. This is government fulfilling its promise that help will always be within reach," DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla said.

According to the DILG, Unified 911 reflects President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s view that public safety is the foundation of stronger communities.

"By cutting delays and uniting responders, officials said, the hotline is a tangible step toward giving families the confidence that they are safer in their homes, on the streets, and in every barangay," the DILG said.

"Unified 911 is the nation's single number and the government's single promise that when danger strikes, help will come," it added. — VDV, GMA Integrated News