This was patterned after Davao City’s Central 911 and of course that of the United States of America’s Universal Emergency Number 911. ;“(2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. There should be an information campaign and citizens should be trained on the nuances and consequences of making a 911 emergency call. The USA chose the 911 code because it is a simple code that can be easily remembered and can be dialed quickly. Canada adopted the 911 emergency line in 1972 (from its old “999” code), to be consistent with the USA’s emergency number.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2016 16:30 UTC