Manila uses Philippine Standard Time (PST, often written PHT to avoid confusion with US Pacific Time), eight hours ahead of UTC. The Philippines has not used daylight saving time since 1990.
Time zone facts
- IANA time zone: Asia/Manila
- Country: Philippines (PH)
- Coordinates: 14.5995°, 120.9842°
Official time in the Philippines
Under the Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013, government offices and broadcasters must synchronise their clocks with the official time kept by PAGASA, the national weather agency — a response to the long-standing habit of clocks around the country disagreeing.
Working with the US and Europe
Manila is a major centre for outsourced customer service. Its evening and night shifts line up with the US working day: 9:00 in New York is 21:00 or 22:00 in Manila, depending on US daylight saving time.