List of commonly used acronyms by the

Philippine Government
THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
LIST OF COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION
Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
AO Administrative Order
ARTA Anti-Red Tape Act
ARMM Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
BFP Bureau of Fire Protection
BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue
BLGF Bureau of Local Government Finance
BOC Bureau of Customs
BPLS Business Permits and Licensing System
BuB Bottom-up Budgeting
CA Court of Appeals
CLA Common Legislative Agenda
CPLC/OCPLC Chief Presidential Legal Counsel/Office of the Presidential Legal C
CSC Civil Service Commission
CSOs Civil Society Organizations
CO Capital Outlay
COA Commission on Audit
COMELEC Commission on Elections
CTA Court of Tax Appeals
DBCC Development Budget Coordination Committee
DBM Department of Budget and Management
DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government
EBNRS Enhanced Business Name Registration System
eTAILS Electronic Transparency and Accountability Initiative for Lump Su
EO Executive Order
FOI Freedom of Information
GAA General Appropriations Act
GCG Governance Commission for GOCCs
GGAC Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Cluster
GIFMIS Government Integrated Financial Management System Informatio
GOCC Government Owned or Controlled Corporation
HB House Bill
H.E. His/Her Excellency
His/Her Eminence
IAGCC Inter-Agency Anti-Corruption Committee
IRA Internal Revenue Allotment
IRR Implementing Rules and Regulations
KRA Key Result Area
LCP League of Cities of the Philippines
LMP League of Municipalities of the Philippines
LEDAC Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council
LGC Local Government Code
LGU Local Government Unit
LMP League of Municipalities of the Philippines
MC Memorandum Circular
MFO Major Final Output
MinDA Mindanao Development Authority
MMDA Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
MO Memorandum Order
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOOE Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MYOA Multi-Year Obligational Authority
NCA Notice of Cash Allocations
NCR National Capital Region
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NJIS National Justice Information System
NGA National Government Agency
NPS National Payroll System
NTP Notice to Proceed
ODESFA Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Adminis
ODESGA Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administrat
ODESLA Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs
OES Office of the Executive Secretary
OGP Open Government Partnership
OMB Office of the Ombudsman
OP Office of the President
OPAPA Office of the Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs
OPIF Organizational Performance Indicator Framework
OSG Office of the Solicitor General
OVP Office of the Vice President
PAO Public Attorney’s Office
PBB Performance-Based Bonus
PBR Philippine Business Registry
PCDSPO Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning
PCF Performance Challenge Fund
PCOO Presidential Communications Operations Office
PDAF Priority Development Assistance Fund
PDMF Project Development and Monitoring Facility
PhilGEPS Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
PI Performance Indicator
PIA Philippine Information Agency
PKI System Public Key Information System
PLLO Presidential Legislative Liaison Office
PMO Project Monitoring Office
PMS Presidential Management Staff
PO People’s Organization
PS Personnel Services
RA Republic Act
RATE Run After Tax Evaders
RATS Run After the Smugglers
RIPS Revenue Integrity Protection Service
SB Senate Bill
SGH Seal of Good Housekeeping
SOA Summary of Agreements
SWS Social Weather Stations
TISP Transition Investment Support Plan
TOR Terms of Reference
TWG Technical Working Group
ZBB Zero-based Budgeting

 
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION
Agrarian Reform
ARB Agrarian Reform Beneficiary
ARC Agrarian Reform Community
CADT Certificates of Ancestral Domain Title
CALT Certificates of Ancestral Land Title
CLOA Certificate of Land Ownership Award
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan
DAR Department of Agrarian Reform
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
LAD Land Acquisition and Distribution
NOC Notice of Coverage
Education
BALS Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems
BESRA Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda
CHED Commission on Higher Education
COCOPEA Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations
DepEd Department of Education
ECE Early Childhood Education
FLEMMS Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey
GASTPE Government Assistance to Students and Teachers for Private Education
HEIs Higher Education Institutions
SUCs State Universities and Colleges
TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
TVET Technical-Vocational Education and Training
Health
BEmONC Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care
BHS Barangay Health Station
BnB Botika ng Barangay
CBR Crude Birth Rate
CDR Crude Death Rate
CEmONC Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care
CHT Community Health Team
DOH Department of Health
DttB Doctors to the Barrio
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FPS Family Planning Services
HFEP Health Facility Enhancement Program
HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
KP Kalusugan Pangkalahatan
NHIP National Health Insurance Program
NNC National Nutrition Council
PHIC Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
RH Reproductive Health
Pinoy MD Pinoy Maging Doktor Program
RHMPP Rural Health Midwives Placement Program
RHUs Rural Health Units
TFR Total Fertility Rate
RN HEALS Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement And Local Service
U5MR Under-Five Mortality Rate
WHO World Health Organization
Housing
CMP Community Mortgage Program
HDMF Home Development Mutual Fund
(Pag-IBIG)
HGC Home Guaranty Corporation
HLURB Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
HUDCC Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
KSAs Key Shelter Agencies
MRBs Medium-Rise Buildings
NHA National Housing Authority
UDHA Urban Development and Housing Act
Labor and Employment
BLES Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
CBEP Community Based Employment Program
DOLE Department of Labor and Employment
GSIS Government Service Insurance System
LFPR Labor Force Participation Rate
LFS Labor Force Survey
NPR Net Participation Rate
PESOs Public Employment Service Offices
POLOs Philippine Overseas Labor Office
PRC Professional Regulation Commission
TIPC Tripartite Industrial Peace Council
 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Agriculture
APTC Agri-Pinoy Trading Center
BAS Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
DA Department of Agriculture
FMR Farm-to-Market Road
FSSP Food Staples Sufficiency Program
LBP Landbank of the Philippines
MAV Minimum Access Volume
NFA National Food Authority
NIA National Irrigation Administration
NIS National Irrigation Systems
PCA Philippine Coconut Authority
PTFCL Presidential Task Force on Coco Levy
Energy
ABEP Accelerated Barangay Electrification Program
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
DOE Department of Energy
EPIRA Electric Power Industry Reform Act
ERB Energy Regulatory Board[1]
ERC Energy Regulatory Commission
EREP Expanded Rural Electrification Program
GW Gigawatt
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IPP Independent Power Producers
IPPA Independent Power Producers Administrator
KW Kilowatt
kWh Kilowatt hour
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MTOE Million Tons of Oil Equivalent
MW Megawatt
mWh Megawatt hour
PECR Philippine Energy Contracting Round
NAPOCOR National Power Corporation
NEA National Electrification Administration
NREB National Renewable Energy Board
NREP National Renewable Energy Program
PNOC Philippine National Oil Company
PSALM Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
RCOA Retail Competition and Open Access
RE Renewable Energy
TRANSCO National Transmission Corporation
TSC Transition Supply Contract
WESM Wholesale Electricity Spot Market
Infrastructure
BOT Build-Operate-Transfer
CAB Civil Aeronautics Board
CAAP Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
DEO District Engineering Office
DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways
DMIA Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
DOTC Department of Transportation and Communications
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
LRTA Light Rail Transit Authority
LTFRB Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
LTO Land Transportation Office
LWUA Local Water Utilities Administration
MIAA Manila International Airport Authority
MRO Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
MWSS Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
NAIA Ninoy Aquino International Airport
NTC National Telecommunications Commission
PIDF Philippine Infrastructure Development Fund
POPSTIRP Post Ondoy and Pepeng Short Term Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project
PPA Philippine Ports Authority
PTAP Public Transport Assistance Program
RROW Road Right-Of-Way
Ro-Ro Roll-On/ Roll-Off
TRASMA Presidential Task Force on Transportation Strikes and Mass Actions
Macroeconomy
ADB Asian Development Bank
AFAB Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan
AMLC Anti-Money Laundering Council
APECO Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority
AusAid Australian Government Overseas Aid Program
BCDA Bases Conversion and Development Authority
BOI Board of Investments
BOP Balance of Payments
BPO Business Process Outsourcing
BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
BTr Bureau of the Treasury
CDA Cooperatives Development Authority
CDC/CFZ Clark Development Corporation/Clark Freeport Zone
CEZA Cagayan Economic Zone Authority
CPI Consumer Price Index
DBP Development Bank of the Philippines
DOF Department of Finance
DOT Department of Tourism
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
EDC Economic Development Cluster
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FGDs Focus Group Discussions
FS Feasibility Study
FTA Free Trade Agreement
FTAA Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement
FOA Foreign Operations Administration
FX Foreign Exchange
FY Fiscal Year
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNI Gross National Income
IMF International Monetary Fund
IC Insurance Commission
ICC Investment Coordinating Committee
ICC-CC ICC-Cabinet Committee
ICC-TB ICC Technical Board
IPA Investment Promotion Agencies
IPO Intellectual Property Office
IPP Investment Priorities Plan
JVA Joint Venture Agreement
KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency
MICC Mining Industry Coordinating Council
MSE Micro and Small Enterprises
MSMEs Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
NCC National Competitiveness Council
NEDA National Economic and Development Authority
NPA Non-Performing Assets
NPL Non-Performing Loans
NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board
NSO National Statistics Office
NTDP National Tourism Development Plan
ODA Official Development Assistance
PSEi Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index
PDP Philippine Development Plan
PEZA Philippine Economic Zone Authority
PIP Public Investment Program
PPP Public-Private Partnership
RB/COOP Rural/ Cooperative Banks
RDC Regional Development Council
TEV Total Economic Value or Total Economic Valuation
VAT Value Added Tax
WB World Bank
WTO World Trade Organization
 
SECURITY, JUSTICE AND PEACE
Foreign Affairs
ABAC ASEAN Business Advisory Council
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APT ASEAN Plus Three
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
ATN Assistance to Nationals
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BIMP-EAGA Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN
CFO Commission on Filipinos Overseas
CPC or CCP Communist Party of China or Chinese Communist Party
DFA Department of Foreign Affairs
DOC Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
EAS East Asia Summit
EAVG East Asia Vision Group
EU European Union
FTSC Foreign Trade Service Corps
H.H. His/ Her Highness
H.M. His/ Her Majesty
H.R.H. His/ Her Royal Highness
ICC International Criminal Court
ICJ International Court of Justice
IMO International Maritime Organization
IMT International Monitoring Team
ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation
JCBC Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
LAF Legal Assistance Fund
MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFW Overseas Filipino Workers
OIC Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
PH Philippines
ROK Republic of Korea
SEANWFZ Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
UNGA UN General Assembly
UN WTO United Nations World Tourism Organization
US United States
UN United Nations
UNCHR UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNCLOS UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNSC UN Security Council
UPR Universal Periodic Review
VFA Visiting Forces Agreement
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WPS West Philippine Sea
ZoPFF/C Zone of Peace, Freedom, Friendship and Cooperation
Security/ Peace and Order
AFP Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFPCC AFP Command Center
AFPMP AFP Modernization Program
AMCR Average Monthly Crime Rate
ASG Abu Sayyaf Group
ATC Anti-Terrorism Council
BI Bureau of Immigration
BJMP Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
BuCor Bureau of Corrections
CBA Cordillera Bodong Administration
CCE Rate Crime Clearance Efficiency Rate
CG Commanding General
CHR Commission on Human Rights
CMO Civil Military Operations
CPP/NPA/NDF Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/Nation
CPLA Cordillera People’s Liberation Army
CSE Rate Crime Solution Efficiency Rate
DDB Dangerous Drugs Board
DND Department of National Defense
DOJ Department of Justice
DOJ-IACAT Department of Justice-Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking
ED Enforced Disappearance
EJK/ELK Extrajudicial Killings / Extralegal Killings
IB Infantry Battalion
ID Infantry Division
IPSP Internal Peace and Security Plan
J2 Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
J3 Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
J5 Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs
J7 Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations
KIA Killed-in-Action
MARINA Maritime Industry Authority
MILF Moro Islamic Liberation Front
MNLF Moro National Liberation Front
NBI National Bureau of Investigation
NDCP National Defense College of the Philippines
NICA National Intelligence Coordinating Agency
NSA National Security Adviser
NSC National Security Council
OCD Office of Civil Defense
OPAPP Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
PAMANA Program Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program
PATROL (Plan 2030) Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding the
PCG Philippine Coast Guard
PDEA Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
PHRC Presidential Human Rights Committee
PMA Philippine Military Academy
PA Philippine Army
PAF Philippine Air Force
PN Philippine Navy
PNP Philippine National Police
PSG Presidential Security Group
PVAO Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
TIP Trafficking in Persons
TCV Total Crime Volume
WIA Wounded-in-Action
 
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
Environment and Climate change
ARCBC ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity Conservation
CBFM Community-Based Forest Management
CCAMC Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Cluster
CCC Climate Change Commission
CENRO Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer
CLRF Contingent Liability Rehabilitation Fund
DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources
ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EMB Environmental Management Bureau
ERD Ecosystems Research and Development
FMB Forest Management Bureau
GHG Greenhouse gas
GIS Geographic Information System
ICCA Indigenous Communities Conservation Areas
ICRMP Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project
ISF Integrated Social Forestry
LISCOP Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation
LLDA Laguna Lake Development Authority
LRA Land Registration Authority
MBCO Manila Bay Coordinating Office
MGB Mines and Geosciences Bureau
mg/L milligrams/ Liter
NAMRIA National Mapping and Resource Information Agency
NCCAP National Climate Change Action Plan
NDRRMC National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council
NDRRMF National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework
NGP National Greening Program
NIPAS National Integrated Protected Areas System
NOAH Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards
NRDC National Resources Development Corporation
NSWMC National Solid Waste Management Commission
NWRB National Water Resources Board
PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Adminis
PAMB Protected Areas Management Board
PAWB Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
PCSD Philippine Council for Sustainable Development
PCSD Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
PENRO Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer
PHILVOCS Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
PM Particulate Matter
PMDC Philippine Mining Development Corporation
PRRC Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission
RBCO River Basin Control Office
RDRRMC Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council
READY Hazard Mapping and Assessment for Effective Community-Based Disaste
TSP Total Suspended Particulates
TSS Total Suspended Solids
µg/Ncu.m Micrograms per normal cubic meter

Science and Technology

DOST Department of Science and Technology
DOST-ICTO Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communicatio
DTTB Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting
IT Information Technology
ICT Information Technology/ Information and Communications Technology
RD or R&D Research and Development