The City Hall of Zamboanga. (PNA file photo)
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is establishing its own 911 emergency hotline number to respond to emergency calls here.
Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said Tuesday the creation of the local call station (LCS)-911 has the approval of the Department of the Interior and Local Government that manages the 911 nationwide emergency hotline.
Apolinario said they aim to operationalize the LCS-911 next month once the funding allocation for its operation is approved.
The LCS-911, the equipment of which are already in place, will be manned by trained personnel from his office.
Personnel from the Zamboanga City Police Office, Task Force Zamboanga, and Bureau of Fire Protection will also be assigned to the LCS-911 operation center, Apolinario said.
“Mayor John Dalipe has issued an order designating one of my staff, Clint Senoza, the head of the operations division, to handle the operation of the local call station,” he said.
At present, all 911 emergencies and calls for assistance are rerouted either through Davao, Cebu, or Manila.
Once operational, the LCS-911 in this city will be the first of its kind in the region. (PNA)
