SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2003 / 08 / 06

Text 117 for crime and emergency reporting

The Philippine government has just launched, a centralized emergency and crime reporting service by SMS, called Text 117, reports abs-cbnnews.com.

With the launching of Text 117, residents in Metro Manila and other areas in the country could now report a crime, complaints and emergencies by sending text messages to 117.

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