Manila is 15-16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Manila uses Philippine Standard Time (PST, UTC+8) while Los Angeles uses Pacific Time (PT). When it's 9:00 AM in Manila, it's 5:00 PM or 6:00 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
The Philippines does not observe daylight saving time, but California does. The difference is 15 hours during Pacific Daylight Time and 16 hours during Pacific Standard Time.
Best calling time: 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Manila time. This corresponds to 5:00 AM - 8:00 AM in Los Angeles, catching the start of California business hours.
Los Angeles has one of the largest Filipino communities in the US. Direct flights take about 14 hours. Many Filipino BPO workers serve US clients, making this time zone calculation important.