Philippine Standard Time Philippine Standard Time Philippine Standard Time (, abbreviated PST or PhST), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time in the Philippines. The country only uses one time zone (), and for a short period, it also used daylight saving time. Geographically, the Philippines lies within 116°40′ and 126°34′ east of the Prime Meridian, and is physically located within the time zone. Philippine Standard Time is maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The Philippines shares the same time zone with Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, central Indonesia,
Mountain Standard Time (band) winner David Glasser in February 2011 in support of their second annual "Mardi-Grass" celebration at the Fox theater in Boulder, Colorado. Mountain Standard Time was originally formed as a four piece string band, composed of Adam Pause on banjo, Stan Sutton on mandolin and guitar, Curly Collins on bass, and Phillip Dyer on mandolin and guitar. At the time, all four were living in the town of Nederland, Colorado; known for its local music scene, and home to artists such as The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Vince Herman (of Leftover Salmon and Great American Taxi fame).