Philippine Time Act of 2013
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The Philippine Time Act of 2013 is a law that mandates the uniform observance and dissemination of the official national time across the Philippines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine Time Act | 1 |
| Philippine Time Act of 2013 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3855902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippine Time Act of 2013 Context triple: [Philippine Standard Time, relatedTo, Philippine Time Act of 2013]
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A.
Republic Act No. 11211
Republic Act No. 11211 is a Philippine law that amends and strengthens the charter of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, enhancing its powers, capitalization, and regulatory framework over the financial system.
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B.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
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E.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippine Time Act of 2013 Target entity description: The Philippine Time Act of 2013 is a law that mandates the uniform observance and dissemination of the official national time across the Philippines.
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A.
Republic Act No. 11211
Republic Act No. 11211 is a Philippine law that amends and strengthens the charter of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, enhancing its powers, capitalization, and regulatory framework over the financial system.
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B.
Republic Act No. 8249
Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
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E.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine law
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national time standard law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure consistency of time used in the Philippines
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improve coordination in government and private transactions ⓘ provide a reliable reference for official time ⓘ |
| appliesTo | entire territory of the Philippines ⓘ |
| basedOn | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| category |
Philippine legislation
ⓘ
national standards law ⓘ time legislation ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| defines | official national time of the Philippines ⓘ |
| enforcedIn |
private sector in the Philippines
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public sector in the Philippines ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | requires synchronization of clocks to official Philippine time ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
promotes uniform timekeeping practices
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reduces discrepancies in official time references ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
Philippine Time Act of 2013
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Philippine Time Act
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| hasYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Philippines
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| purpose |
mandate the dissemination of the official Philippine time
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mandate the uniform observance of the official Philippine time ⓘ |
| regulates |
dissemination of Philippine Standard Time
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observance of Philippine Standard Time ⓘ official time used in government offices ⓘ official time used in private establishments ⓘ |
| requires | use of a single official national time ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
broadcast media
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business establishments ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ financial services ⓘ government agencies ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| subject |
official national time
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standardization of time ⓘ time dissemination ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 21st century ⓘ |
| topic |
national standards
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public administration ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippine Time Act of 2013 Description of subject: The Philippine Time Act of 2013 is a law that mandates the uniform observance and dissemination of the official national time across the Philippines.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philippine Time Act