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In Philippines, there is only one time zone in use: Philippine Time, PHT (UTC+08). Time in Philippines does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Philippines and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Philippines are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Philippine Time PHT (UTC+08) | UTC+08 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHT | UTC+08 | Philippine Time | no | Wednesday, September 20 1978, 12:00 AM |
| 1978 | PHST | UTC+09 | yes | Wednesday, March 22 1978, 12:00 AM | |
| 1954 | PHT | UTC+08 | Philippine Time | no | Wednesday, June 30 1954, 12:00 AM |
| 1954 | PHST | UTC+09 | yes | Monday, April 12 1954, 12:00 AM | |
| 1944 | PHT | UTC+08 | Philippine Time | no | Tuesday, October 31 1944, 12:00 AM |
| 1942 | JST | UTC+09 | no | Friday, May 1 1942, 12:00 AM | |
| 1937 | PHT | UTC+08 | Philippine Time | no | Sunday, January 31 1937, 12:00 AM |
| 1936 | PHST | UTC+09 | yes | Sunday, November 1 1936, 12:00 AM | |
| 1901 | PHT | UTC+08 | Philippine Time | no | Saturday, December 14 1901, 04:45 AM |