Emergency calls made through the 8888 and 911 hotlines starting August may likely not be charged, a government official said Thursday. He said the Philippine National Police and the Foundation for Crime Prevention were included, and when emergency calls were first launched, these were free of charge. So there are ongoing discussions now amending those existing agreements,” Cabarios said. Globe said the customers would be charged P5 per call through the 911 hotline, which it said was suggested by the government to deter prank callers. It later said it was only implementing the same fee structure used under the previous 117 emergency hotline, and that it was just “strictly complying” with the state directive.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 28, 2016 17:03 UTC