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All the rescue hotlines you can call or text during emergencies

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

 

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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