Establishing the Daylight-Saving Time For the Philippines

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Establishing the Daylight-Saving Time For the Philippines

Proclamation No. 104

October 28, 1936

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Summary of Proclamation No. 104

Establishment of Daylight-Saving Time in the Philippines
- Pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 91, President Manuel L. Quezon established daylight-saving time in the Philippines from November 1, 1936, to January 31, 1937.
- On October 31, 1936, at 12:00 midnight, the standard time in the Philippines was advanced by one hour.
- On January 31, 1937, at 12:00 midnight, the time was retarded by one hour to return to standard time.

Purpose
- To afford employees and laborers sunlight for recreation purposes.
- To effect savings in the use of light for the government and the general public.

Compliance
- Employers and the public were enjoined to give effect to the purpose and intent of the Proclamation and Commonwealth Act No. 91.

Exception
- For astronomy and meteorology purposes, the mean astronomical time at 120 degrees East longitude, Greenwich Meridian, may be used as before.

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daylight-saving time

Philippines

Commonwealth Act No. 91

President Manuel L. Quezon

November 1, 1936

January 31, 1937

standard time

advanced time

retarded time

recreation purposes

savings in light usage

employer compliance

public compliance

astronomy exception

meteorology exception

120 degrees East longitude

Greenwich Meridian

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Establishing the Daylight-Saving Time For the Philippines

Proclamation No. 104

October 28, 1936

MALACAÑAN PALACEManila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Proclamation No. 104 ESTABLISHING THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME FOR THE PHILIPPINES Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Commonwealth Act Numbered Ninety-one and in order that employees and laborers may be afforded sunlight for recreation purposes and, likewise, to effect savings in the use of light both to the Government and to the general public, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby proclaim daylight-saving time for the Philippines between November first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and order that at twelve o’clock midnight on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, the standard time of the Philippines fixed in the aforesaid Act shall be advanced one hour, and at twelve o’clock midnight on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, the standard time of the Philippines fixed in the aforesaid Act shall be advanced one hour, and at twelve o’clock midnight on January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, the time so fixed, as above stated, shall be retarded one hour so...
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Amended by

n/a

Tags

Executive Issuances

Proclamations

daylight-saving time

Philippines

Commonwealth Act No. 91

President Manuel L. Quezon

November 1, 1936

January 31, 1937

standard time

advanced time

retarded time

recreation purposes

savings in light usage

employer compliance

public compliance

astronomy exception

meteorology exception

120 degrees East longitude

Greenwich Meridian

MALACAÑAN PALACEManila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Proclamation No. 104 ESTABLISHING THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME FOR THE PHILIPPINES Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Commonwealth Act Numbered Ninety-one and in order that employees and laborers may be afforded sunlight for recreation purposes and, likewise, to effect savings in the use of light both to the Government and to the general public, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby proclaim daylight-saving time for the Philippines between November first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and order that at twelve o’clock midnight on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, the standard time of the Philippines fixed in the aforesaid Act shall be advanced one hour, and at twelve o’clock midnight on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, the standard time of the Philippines fixed in the aforesaid Act shall be advanced one hour, and at twelve o’clock midnight on January thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, the time so fixed, as above stated, shall be retarded one hour so...
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Establishing the Daylight-Saving Time For the Philippines