DILG: Unified 911 system gets 12,000 prank calls daily

GMA Network - Oct 7, 2026

Around 12,000 of the 70,000 calls received daily by the country's Unified 911 system are prank calls, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.

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