English: Villanueva disclosed that the country's 911 emergency services receive an average of 60,000 calls daily. The DILG is unable to scale up its 911 emergency services due to budgetary constraints. For instance, the DILG has been allocated only a budget of P26 million for 911 emergency services last year. For this year, the agency was also allotted P26 million for the program, Villanueva added.
Filipino: Ibinunyag ni Villanueva na ang 911 emergency services ng bansa ay tumatanggap ng average na 60,000 tawag araw-araw. Hindi kayang palakihin ng DILG ang 911 na serbisyong pang-emergency nito dahil kulang sa pondo. Halimbawa, ang DILG ay naglaan lamang ng P26 milyong pondo para sa 911 emergency services noong nakaraang taon. Para sa taong ito, parehong pondo din ang inilaan ng ahensya para sa programa, dagdag ni Villanueva.