title: PHP Date and Time and timezone
body: <p>Is there any php function that would convert a date string to its equivalent Asia/Manila time.
  I tried setting Asia Manila as my default timezone but no avail.
  Please see sample below that needs to be convert to Asia/Manila Time</p>
  
  <pre><code>Sun, 12 Jan 2015 08:27:42 +0000,
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:14:04 -0500,
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:13:34 +0000 (UTC),
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:57:47 +0000 (UTC),
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:38:04 +0700 (WIT),
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:47:31 +0900 (JST),
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:27:26 +0000
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>your assistance is highy appreciated..
  Thanks in advance.</p>