MANILA,
Philippines - Filipinos can now expect punctuality from the government
workforce after President Benigno Aquino III recently signed a law
setting the Philippine standard time.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte announced on Thursday that Aquino signed Republic Act 10535 on May 15, ordering government offices and agencies to synchronize all their timepieces to follow a standard time.
"Lahat po ng ahensya ng pamahalaan ay minamandatuhan na sundan na po ang Philippine Standard Time," said Valte.
The Philippine standard time will be determined by the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)..
"Sila po ang naatasan na mag-set ng network time protocol para po sa ating bansa," Valte said.
Under the new law, all government offices and agencies shall coordinate with PAGASA once a month to synchronize official timepieces and devices.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who authored the new law, said this aims to synchronize the functions of government agencies through a single time reference.
"Filipinos are notorious for their tardiness such that being late has become synonymous to Filipino time. A definite time reference would remove inefficiencies brought about by different interpretations of time, particularly among government offices," Santiago said in an earlier press statement.
"Discrepancies in time between government agencies have led to unnecessary friction brought about by the disparate interpretation of schedules and their observance," she added.
The senator said the government will be able to provide more efficient services by ensuring that their offices open and close at the same time due to having a unified time reference system.
"It has been a perennial problem for citizens to get the most out of government services because government offices allegedly close earlier than office hours," the feisty senator also said.
The public can see the Philippine standard time on the PAGASA website (http://kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ourtime.shtml).
SOURCE
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte announced on Thursday that Aquino signed Republic Act 10535 on May 15, ordering government offices and agencies to synchronize all their timepieces to follow a standard time.
"Lahat po ng ahensya ng pamahalaan ay minamandatuhan na sundan na po ang Philippine Standard Time," said Valte.
The Philippine standard time will be determined by the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)..
"Sila po ang naatasan na mag-set ng network time protocol para po sa ating bansa," Valte said.
Under the new law, all government offices and agencies shall coordinate with PAGASA once a month to synchronize official timepieces and devices.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who authored the new law, said this aims to synchronize the functions of government agencies through a single time reference.
"Filipinos are notorious for their tardiness such that being late has become synonymous to Filipino time. A definite time reference would remove inefficiencies brought about by different interpretations of time, particularly among government offices," Santiago said in an earlier press statement.
"Discrepancies in time between government agencies have led to unnecessary friction brought about by the disparate interpretation of schedules and their observance," she added.
The senator said the government will be able to provide more efficient services by ensuring that their offices open and close at the same time due to having a unified time reference system.
"It has been a perennial problem for citizens to get the most out of government services because government offices allegedly close earlier than office hours," the feisty senator also said.
The public can see the Philippine standard time on the PAGASA website (http://kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ourtime.shtml).
SOURCE
No comments:
Post a Comment