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.

To learn more about the Philippines special relationship with text messaging, check out textually.org's SMS and Politics category.

emily | 7:53 PM | SMS and Politics |
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