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The government’s 911 emergency hotline now delivers quicker and more efficient responses with the implementation of advanced technology, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said.
“It’s important that the call is being forwarded swiftly and then the location of the caller anywhere in the Philippines is being forwarded swiftly as well,” he added. E911 National Call Center’s Bernard delos Santos said with new technology, the hotline team is also able to filter prank and spam calls.“With the new system, all those spams or prank callers, these can be identified and located because of the capabilities of the new system GPS,” Delos Santos said.The DILG said Next Generation Advanced 911 , an emergency calling technology company, and telecommunications firm PLDT Inc.
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