BL = bureau of lands BLES = Bureau of Labor & Employment Statistics BLLM = Bureau of Land Location Monument BP = Batas Pambansa BSP = Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas BTRCP = Bureau of Trade & Consumer Protection CARP = Comprhensive Agriarian Reform Program CCT = Condominium Certificate of Title CEP = Continuing Education Program CLOA = Certificate of Land Ownership Award CMP = Community Mortgage Program CREBA = Chamber of Real Estate & Builders Association DAR = Department of Agrarian Reform DENR = Department of Environment & Natural Resources DOJ = Department of Justice DTI = Department of Trade & Industry EO = Executive Order ESSO = Employment & Social Statistics office EMB = Environment Management Bureau GDP = Gross Domestic Product GSIS = Government Service & Insurance System HDMF = Home Development Mutual Fund HGC = Home Guarantee Corporation HLURB = House and Land Use Regularory Board HUDCC = Housing & Urban Development Coordinating Council LGU = Local Government Unit LRA = Land Registration Authority MERALCO = Manila Electric Company MMDA = Metro Manila Development Authority MRI = Mortgage Redemption Insurance MWSI = Maynilad Water Services Incorporated MWSS = Maynilad Water Service and Sewerage NAR = National Association of Real Estate Brokers NBI = National Bureau of Investigation NCR = National Capital Region NGO = Non Governmental Organizations HA = National Housing Authority NHMFC = National Home Mortgage Financing Corporation NSO = National Statistics Office OFW = Overseas Filipino Workers OSG = Office of the Solicitor General PARCCOM = Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee PAREB = Philippine Association of Realtors Board PCSO = Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office PD = Presidential Decree PHAOSC = Presidential Housing Assistance One Stop Center PLDT = Philippine Long Distance Telephone POEA = Philippine Overseas Employment Agency RD = Registry of Deeds REBAP = Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines SHDA = Subdivision & Housing Developers Association SHP = Socialized Housing Program SSS = Social Security Service TCT = Transfer Certificate of Title TIN = Tax Identification Number UP = University of the Philippines VAT = Value Added Tax W/T = Withholding Tax
List of Philippine acronyms People GMA* - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines FVR* - Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines Gomburza - Filipino priests Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora, martyrs of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny FPJ* - Fernando Poe, Jr, popular actor BF* - Bayani Fernando, former mayor of Marikina City, current chair of the MMDA JAZA - Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, entrepreneur, CEO of the successful Ayala Corporation JG - John Gokongwei, entrepreneur, owner of the JG Summit Corporation AMA - Amable M. Aguiluz, entrepreneur, owner of the AMA Computer School chain Geography ARMM* - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region CALABARZON - Region; Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon CAMANAVA - Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas, Valenzuela City (northwesternMetro Manila) CDO* - Cagayan de Oro, city ComVal - Compostela Valley, province GenSan - General Santos City GMA* - Greater Manila Area IGaCoS - Island Garden City of Samal LP* - Las Pias City MIMAROPA - Region; Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan MM - Metro Manila MUNTIPARLAS - Muntinlupa City, Paraaque City, Las Pias City (southern Metro Manila) MUNTAPAT - Muntinlupa City, Taguig, Pateros (southeastern Metro Manila) NCR - National Capital Region (Metro Manila) NegOr - Negros Oriental, province QC* - Quezon City SJDM* - San Jose del Monte, Bulacan SOCCSKSARGEN - Region; South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani,General Santos City Government AFP* - Armed Forces of the Philippines ATO* - Air Transportation Office BFAD - Bureau of Food and Drugs BIR* - Bureau of Internal Revenue BSP* - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) CCP* - Cultural Center of the Philippines CHED - Commission on Higher Education
Companies and Commerce ABS-CBN* - Media company (primarily in television); stood for Alto Broadcasting Corporation - Chronicle Broadcasting Network BF* - Banco Filipino BPI* - Bank of the Philippine Islands DBP* - Development Bank of the Philippines GMA Network* - TV media company; stood for Greater Manila Area IBC 13* - TV media company; stands for Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation LBC* - Luzon Brokerage Company Meralco - Manila Electric Company NAPOCOR - National Power Corporation PAL - Philippine Airlines PCI Bank* - Philippine Commercial International Bank PCX* - PC Express PLDT* - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company PNB* - Philippine National Bank PSE* - Philippine Stock Exchange RCBC* - Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation RPN 9* - TV media company '\SBC'* - Security Bank Corporation SM* - Shoemart, the number one chain of shopping malls SMC* - San Miguel Corporation UCPB* - United Coconut Planter's Bank YGC* - Yuchengco Group of Companies Educational Institutions ADMU* - Ateneo de Manila University ADNU* - Ateneo de Naga University AdU* - Adamson University AIM* - Asian Institute of Management BSU* - Batangas State University BSU* - Bicol State University BSU* - Bulacan State University CCP* - Central Colleges of the Philippines CEU* - Centro Escolar University CRC* - Center for Research and Communications, now UA&P (see below) CSB* - College of St. Benilde CSJL* - Colegio de San Juan de Letran DBTC* - Don Bosco Technical College DLSU* - De La Salle University DLSZ* - De La Salle Zobel FEU* - Far Eastern University ICA* - International Christian Academy JRU* - Jose Rizal University LSGH* - La Salle Greenhills MaSci - Manila Science High School COA - COmmission on Audit COMELEC - Commission on Elections DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform DBM* - Department of Budget and Management DECS - Department of Education Culture and Sports DENR* - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DepEd - Department of Educations DFA* - Department of Foreign Affairs DILG* - Department of Interior and Local Government DND* - Department of National Defense DOF* - Department of Finance DOH* - Department of Health DOJ* - Department of Justice DOST* - Department of Science and Technology DOT* - Department of Tourism DOTC* - Department of Transportation and Communications DPWH* - Department of Public Works and Highways DSWD* - Department of Social Welfare and Development DTI* - Department of Trade and Industry ERC* - Energy Regulatory Commission GSIS* - Government Service Insurance System HLURB* - Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board HUDCC* - Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council ITECC* - Information Technology and E-Commerce Council LTFRB* - Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board LTO* - Land Transportation Office MMDA* - Metro Manila Development Authority MWSS* - Manila Water and Sewerage Services NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority NBI* - National Bureau of Investigation NBN* - National Broadcasting Network; government-owned TV station NCCA* - National Commission for Culture and the Arts NDCC* - National Disaster Coordinating Council NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority NSO* - National Statistics Office NTC* - National Telecommunications Commission PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration PAOCTF** - Presidential Anti Organized Crime Task Force PCGG* - Presidential Commission on Good Government PCSO* - Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Phivolcs - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology PNP* - Philippine National Police POEA* - Philippine Overseas Employment Administration PRC* - Professional Regulatory Commission SEC* - Securities and Exchange Commission SSS* - Social Security Systems TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Political Parties LDP* - Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino MIT* - Mapua Institute of Technology MLQU* - Manuel L. Quezon University MSU* - Mindanao State University MSU-IIT* - Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology NCBA* - National College of Business Administration (Philippines) NU* - National University PCU* - Philippine Christian University Pisay* - Philippine Science High School PLM* - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila PMA* - Philippine Military Academy PNU* - Philippine Normal University PSBA* - Philippine School of Business Administration PUP* - Polytechnic University of the Philippines PWU* - Philippine Women's University SBC* - San Beda College SLU* - St. Louis University SPC* - St. Paul College SSCR* - San Sebastian College Recoletos TIP* - Technological Institute of the Philippines TUP* - Technological University of the Philippines UA&P* - University of Asia and the Pacific UNO-R* - University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos UP* - University of the Philippines UPD* - University of the Philippines, Diliman UPLB* - University of the Philippines, Los Baos UPM* - University of the Philippines, Manila UPMin** - University of the Philippines, Mindanao UPHR* - University of Perpetual Help Rizal UPV* - University of the Philippines, Visayas UE* - University of the East USC* - University of San Carlos USLS* - University of St. La Salle UST* - University of Santo Tomas Miscellaneous ASYM* - Alas Singko Y Medya, defunct morning TV show ATC* - Alabang Town Center, a first-class shopping mall in Muntinlupa City NAMFREL - National Movement for Free Elections Hukbalahap - Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (People's Army Against the Japanese) MBA* - Metropolitan Basketball Association MGB* - Magandang Gabi Bayan (Good Evening People), documentary news TV show MMFF* - Metro Manila Film Festival MTB* - Magandang Tanghali Bayan (Good Afternoon People), noontime variety TV show LP* - Liberal Party NPC* - Nationalist People's Coalition CPP* - Communist Party of the Philippines CPP-NPA* - Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army LAMP - Laban ng Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Filipino Masses) PPC* - People Power Coalition PRP* - People's Reform Party BAYAN - Bagong Alyansang Makabayan PBA* - Philippine Basketball Association PGH* - Philippine General Hospital RAM - Reformed Armed Forces Movement SMB* - San Miguel Beer SWS* - Social Weather Stations UERMMC* - University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center Former budget secretary Emilia Boncodin died at age 55 kidney transplant