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Time Zone change [note 2] Wednesday, January 1, 1845 – May 10, 1899 GMT+08:04 (in Manila) local mean time: GMT+07:48 (in Balabac, the westernmost island) GMT+08:26 (in Davao Oriental, the easternmost area) May 11, 1899 – October 31, 1936 GMT+08:00: Philippine Standard Time: November 1, 1936 – January 31, 1937 GMT+09:00: Philippine ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 December 2024. Primary time standard "UTC" redirects here. For the time zone between UTC−1 and UTC+1, see UTC+00:00. For other uses, see UTC (disambiguation). It has been suggested that UTC offset be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2024. Current time zones Coordinated ...
Contrary to TAI, UTC is a discontinuous time scale. It is occasionally adjusted by leap seconds. Between these adjustments, it is composed of segments that are mapped to atomic time by a constant offset. From its beginning in 1961 through December 1971, the adjustments were made regularly in fractional leap seconds so that UTC approximated UT2.
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With a population of 12,877,253 in 2015, Metro Manila is the largest metropolitan area in the Philippines, and the tenth most populous metropolitan area in Asia. Its total area is 619.57 square kilometres (239.22 sq mi), smaller than Philippine cities Davao City , Puerto Princesa , Zamboanga City and Butuan , and Southeast Asian city propers ...
According to the 2022 CMCI, Manila was the second-most-competitive highly urbanized city in the Philippines. [248] Manila held the title of the country's most-competitive city in 2015, and since then has been in the top three, denoting Manila is consistently one of the best place to live in and do business. [249]
Welcome to bowl season! From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.
On January 18, 1853, the Corregidor Island Lighthouse was first lit on the highest part of the island, to mark the entrance of Manila Bay for vessels coming in from the South China Sea. The Spanish government built this Second-Order light, which is situated 639 feet (195 m) above sea level and visible for 20 miles (32 km). [16]