TACLOBAN CITY – To avoid being late from work and have a common clock time, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Tacloban, through a motion of Councilor Edward Frederick Chua, passed a resolution subjecting all officials and employees of the city government to synchronize their clock with the standard time set by the Department of Science and Technology(DOST).
Chua, in his motion, said that he noticed that some employees were at their respective offices early while others are late.
He added that this is also the same with his colleagues at the city council.
With this observation and as there is a program which was recently launched by the DOST synchronizing time pieces in the country, Chua said that it would be better if all employees in the city government will follow the Philippine Standard Time set by the DOST.
Last September 30, 2011, the DOST headed by Secretary Mario Montejo launched the nationwide use of Philippine Standard Time(PST).
Time, according to Montejo, is a resource that often overlooked, it has social and economic value and can also unite Filipino people.
Following PST will also avoid confusion due to unsynchronized time, he added.
The PST (the country’s official timekeeper since 1978 as mandated by Section 6 of Batas Pambansa Bilang is set via DOST-PAGASA’s timing system that consists of rubidium atomic clock, Global Positioning System receiver, time interval counter, distribution amplifier, and a computer.
The system automatically calculates its time difference with every satellite within its antenna’s field of view.
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