Prank callers must be thrown in jail, and fined for mischievous and malicious calls, especially if done using emergency hotlines, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said Wednesday.
Go said emergency hotlines were established to improve public safety and to facilitate a prompt deployment of emergency hotlines, and should not be misused and abused.
“By its very nature and purpose, calls accommodated by the emergency 911 should only be for legitimate and immediate emergency concerns. There is no room for mischievous or malicious calls as the time spent in answering these prank calls may spell the difference in saving the life of someone in dire need of help,” Go said.
“It shall be prohibited for any individual to make prank calls to any hotline at any time,” it said, adding that violators shall be penalized with an imprisonment of one day to 30 days and a fine of P5,000 for the first offense.
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