Davao City's 911 System | Davao Travel - Davao City Travel Guide

Every second and every minute that counts take corresponding events, happenings that could either be positive or negative. We do not know the things that lay ahead us. That is why it is important that we think of our welfare as well as of others. It is good that Davao City has the utmost 911 System. It is the first in the Philippines and the third in the world. Like in Canada and USA, 911 system is intended for the service of the DavaoeÑos. Dial 911 and expect assistance from the Fire Auxiliary Services, Urban Search and Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, K9 unit, and the Philippine National Police. In point of fact, Davao City received an award for the Project 911 System from the League of Cities in the Philippines in 2003, as one of the Top 25 Best Practices in the Philippines.

Davao City has coordinated with the local power provider, Davao Light and Power Corp., and other non governmental organizations. They had a synergism with all the social services provided by the local and national government as well as the non government sector.

All the establishments of Davao City, including the malls, call centers, institutions, and even the major telephone carriers such as PLDT and BayanTel were all set up for Telephone dial 911. For cellular phones, the three major cellular phones and services namely Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and Suncellular have the access to dial 911. The coverage is nationwide from rural to urban areas. While, the Internet access is seldom used because there are only few of the DavaoeÑos who have computers and internet connections at home. But, for the internet café themselves, they could easily brows and seek for Davao City’s 911 thru online. .

On newspapers, almost all of the major newspapers that are written in English, are published daily and has nationwide circulation. They are publicly available on the streets and come complimentary on hotels and inns. Some of the popular broadsheets written in English are the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Star, the Manila Standard and the Manila Times. While in television, the major TV networks are always of reach.

Lately, the Davao City Police Office has been awarded as the Top Police Office for 2 consecutive years. It is gladsome to know that they have detected numerous crimes and have lowered its rate of probability. It is a proof toDavao City’s being one of the most peaceful cities in Asia with a monthly crime index of 0.8 cases per 10,000 persons per month.

Investors are well taken cared of in Davao City. Being the pioneer city in establishing an investment promotion center that provides free professional assistance including processing of applications for local fiscal incentives, the local government sees to it that investors are provided the red carpet in starting business as easy as possible.

We have approximately a hundred percent safety here in our place, Davao City. We just have to hope for the best and pray for Davao City’s unending service because it is one of the legacies that we can leave and pass to the next generation.