Emergency Hotlines Philippines 2023 — A Guide in Times of Need for Assistance, Inquiry

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Guide on Updated List of Emergency Hotlines in the Philippines 2023 You Must Note

EMERGENCY HOTLINES PHILIPPINES 2023 – It’s best to have a copy of this updated list of the contact details that you can turn to in times of need for assistance or inquiry.

Daily, there is a possibility that an unforeseen circumstance like a medical emergency can catch you off guard. These are inevitable situations that cannot be predicted but, somehow, you can prepare on what to do in case they happen. One of the ways to prepare is to be aware who or which to contact when it happens.

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There are several emergency responders in the country that you can turn to in times of medical emergency and situations like fire. With regards to information assistance, you may also turn to the government agencies which have set up hotlines and trunk lines to cater the people’s inquiry.

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Knowing the emergency hotlines Philippines 2023 gives the direction which to call in times of need for assistance or for the purpose of inquiry. For example, if there is a sudden fight that sprouted in your area and there is a need for a security intervention, you can right away call the Philippine National Police (PNP) if you know their contact number.

Below, we have compiled the details about the hotlines and trunk lines of the different emergency responders and government agencies in the country. Here is an updated list of the Emergency Hotlines Philippines 2023:

Philippine National Emergency Hotline

  • Hotline: 911

Philippine National Police (PNP)

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

  • Hotline: (02) 8911-5061 to 65 local 100
  • Operation Centers:
    • (02) 8911-1406
    • (02) 8912-2665
    • (02) 8912-5668
    • (02) 8911-1873
  • Facebook: @NDRRMC
  • Twitter: @NDRRMC_OpCen

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)

  • Hotline: 136
  • Trunk Line: (02) 8882-4151 to 77
  • Operation Centers:
    • Flood Control – local 1162/ 1163
    • Rescue – local 337
    • Metrobase – local 1096
    • Public Safety – local 1168
    • Road Safety – local 1135
    • Road Emergency – local 1169
  • Facebook: @MMDAPH
  • Twitter: @MMDA
  • Viber: 0939-922-7161

Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, more popularly called DSWD, offers several different types of aid for Filipinos most especially those who belong in the poverty level. These offers include the DSWD Cash Assistance for poor Filipinos.

  • Hotline: (02) 8931-8101 to 07
  • Text Hotline: 0918-912-2813
  • Disaster Response Unit:
    • (02) 8856-3665
    • (02) 8852-8081
  • Facebook: @dswdserves
  • Twitter: @dswdserves

Office of the Civil Defense

Philippine Coast Guard

  • Hotline: (02) 8527-8481 to 89, (02) 8527-3877, (02) 8527-3880 to 85
  • Text Hotline: 0917-724-3682 (0917-PCG-DOTC), 0918-967-4697
  • Telefax: (02) 8527-8482 local 6291
  • Facebook: @coastguardph 
  • Twitter: @coastguardph

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

Philippine Red Cross

  • Telefax: (02) 8527-0864
  • Hotline:
    • 143
    • (02) 8527-8385 to 95
  • Trunk Line: (02) 8790-2300
  • Emergency Response Unit: (02) 8790-2300 local 604
  • Disaster Management Office: 134, 132, 133 
  • Facebook: @phredcross
  • Twitter: @philredcross

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

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