PROCLAMATION NO. 13

: Daylight saving time was to be observed from April 12, 1954 to July 1, 1954.
: At midnight on April 11, 1954, the standard time in the Philippines was to be advanced by one hour.
: At midnight on June 30, 1954, the time was to be set back or retarded by one hour to return to the standard time.
: Employers and the public in general are enjoined to give effect to the purpose and intent of the Proclamation and Commonwealth Act No. 91.
: No, for purposes of astronomy and meteorology, the mean astronomical time at one hundred and twenty degrees East longitude, Greenwich Meridian, may continue to be used as before.
: Commonwealth Act No. 91 is the law fixing the standard time in the Philippines, which Proclamation No. 13 modifies temporarily to implement daylight saving time.
: Proclamation No. 13 was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay and the Executive Secretary Fred Ruiz Castro.
: The practical benefits mentioned include affording sunlight for work and recreation after office hours, and effecting savings in the use of light for both the government and the general public.