So you’ve stocked up on food, charged your gadgets and made sure you’ve got all your essential documents and COVID-19 safety gear good to go in one bag.
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What else can you do to prepare? Well, take note of all the national and location-based hotline numbers—you never know when you’ll need assistance during calamities. These emergency numbers listed below have been updated, following the extension of landline numbers to an eight-number format.
Rescue Hotlines
- San Juan City: 7328-4333
- Parañaque City: 8820-7783
- Muntinlupa City: 137-175 / 0927-2579322 / 0921-5427123
- Valenzuela City: 8352-5000 / 8292-1405 / 0999-7441692 / 0926-8039801
- Makati City: 168 / 8236-5790
- Caloocan City: 5310-6972 / 0916-7976365
- Mandaluyong City: 8533-1897 / 0959-4273727 / 0961-6965141
- Marikina City: 8646-2436 up to 38 / 0917-5842168 / 0928-5593341
- Pasig City: 8643-0000
- Manila: 0932-6622322
- Taguig City: 8789-3200 / 0917-5503727
National Hotlines
- National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC): 8911-1406 / 8912-2665 / 8912-5668 / 8911-1873
- Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP): 8426-0219 / 8426-0246
- Philippine National Police (PNP): 8723-0401 to 20
- Philippine Coast Guard: 0917-724-3682 / 0918-967-4697
- Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA): 136
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA): 8927-1541 / 8926-4251
- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD): 8931-8101 to 07
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS): 8426-1468 to 79
- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH): 165-02
- Skyway System: 8875-9929 / 5318-8655
- North Luzon Expressway (NLEX): 8580-8900
- South Luzon Expressway (SLEX): 5318-8655 / 0999-8860893 / 0917-5398762 / 0932-8546980
Header photo by Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region Special Rescue Unit
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