List of acronyms in the Philippines explained

This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines.^[1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.

Churches and Religious Institutions

• ACJC – Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ
• CCF — Christ's Commission Fellowship
• IEMELIF — Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas (Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands)
• IFI –
• INC –
  • JIL – Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide JIOSWM – Jesus Is Our Shield Worldwide Ministries (Oras ng Himala)
    • JMC – Jesus Miracle Crusade KJC – Kingdom of Jesus Christ LAMP – Lighthouse Apostolic Ministry of Pentecost
• MCGI – Members Church of God International
  • PMCC (4th Watch) – Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) UPC – United Pentecostal Church
• UCCP – United Church of Christ in the Philippines
• CBCP – Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

Geography

• ALMASOR - Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon
• BARMM – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
• BUDA – Bukidnon-Davao
• BXU – Butuan
• Calabarzon – Region; Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
• CAMANAVA – Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (northwestern Metro Manila)
• CAR – Cordillera Administrative Region
• CSR – Camarines Sur
• CEB – Cebu, either the province or the city
• CDO – Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao
• COB – City of Balanga
• CSFP – City of San Fernando, Pampanga
• DVO – Davao Region
• EDSA – Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a major circumferential road (C-4) in Metro Manila
• IGaCoS – Island Garden City of Samal
• ILO – Iloilo, either the province or the city
• LB – Los Baños, Laguna
• LP – Las Piñas
• LeySam – Leyte and Samar
• Luzviminda – Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao
• MARILAQUE – Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon
• Mimaropa – Region; Mindoro (Occidental & Oriental), Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan
• MisOcc – Misamis Occidental
• MisOr – Misamis Oriental
  • MUNTAPAT – Muntinlupa, Taguig, Pateros MUNTIPARLAS – Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Las Piñas (southern Metro Manila)
  • NC – Naga City NCR – National Capital Region (Metro Manila)
• NIR – Negros Island Region
  • BCD – Bacolod
  • DGT – Dumaguete
  • NegOcc – Negros Occidental
  • NegOr – Negros Oriental
• QC – Quezon City
• Soccsksargen – Region; South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos
  • GenSan – General Santos
• VisMin – Visayas, Mindanao
• ZC – Zamboanga City

Government institutions and corporations

See main article: List of Philippine government and military acronyms and List of Philippine legal terms.

Political parties

• • • • • • 1-Cebu – One Cebu Party Akbayan – Akbayan Citizens' Action Party AKP – Ang Kapatiran Party Aksyon – Aksyon Demokratiko Al Ittahad-UKB – Al Ittahad-UKB Party APP – Aggrupation of Parties for Prosperity
• AZP – Adelante Zamboanga Party
  • • • • • • • Bagumbayan–VNP – Bagumbayan–Volunteers for a New Philippines BAKUD – Barug Alang sa Kauswagan ug Demokrasya BALANE – Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija BAPA – Bangsamoro Party BARUG – Partido Barug BOPK – Bando Osmena - Pundok Kauswagan BP – Bangon Pilipinas BPP – Bukidnon Paglaum Party, Bangsamoro People's Party
• BUP – Basilan Unity Party
  • • • • • • DPP – Democratic Party of the Philippines HNP – Hugpong ng Pagbabago HTL – Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod KANP – Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino KDP – Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino KBL – Kilusang Bagong Lipunan KKK – Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan
    • KTPNAN – Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi KUSUG – Kugi Uswag Sugbo Lakas–CMD – Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats
  • LDP – Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino LP – Liberal Party
    • MAKABAYAN – Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan NCP – Nationalist Citizens' Party NP – Nacionalista Party
      • • • • • • • • • • • NPC – Nationalist People's Coalition NUP – National Unity Party PANAGHIUSA – Partido Panaghiusa PAZ – Partido Prosperidad y Amor Para na Zamboanga PCM – People's Champ Movement PDDS – Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan PDP – Partido Demokratiko Pilipino PDR/Reporma – Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma PDSP – Partido Demokratikong Sosyalista ng Pilipinas PFP – Partido Federal ng Pilipinas PLM – Partido Lakas ng Masa PMP – Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino PPP – Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago, Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan PROMDI – Probinsya Muna Development Initiative
  • PRP – People's Reform Party Reform PH – Reform PH - People's Party
    • SARRO – Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization SIAP – Serbisyong Inklusibo-Alyansang Progresibo STAND-UP – Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP
      • • SZP – Sulong Zambales Party TOP – Tawi-Tawi One Party UBJP – United Bangsamoro Justice Party UBP – United Benguet Party UNIDO – United Nationalist Democratic Organization
  • UNA – United Nationalist Alliance UNEGA – United Negros Alliance
• UP Alyansa – UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran
• WPP – Workers and Peasants Party

Companies and commerce

• AKELCO – Aklan Electric Cooperative
• BATELEC – Batangas Electric Cooperative
• BDO – Banco de Oro
  • China Bank – China Banking Corporation CEPALCO – Cagayan Electric Power & Light Company
• ETT – Enlightened Touch Trading
• iBank – International Exchange Bank
• LEYECO – Leyte Electric Cooperative
• Meralco – Manila Electric Railway Company
  • • Metrobank – Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company MORE – MORE Electric and Power Corporation NAPOCOR/NPC – National Power Corporation
• NGCP - National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
• PAL – Philippine Airlines
• PANTELCO – Panay Telephone Corporation
  • PBB – Philippine Business Bank PBCom – Philippine Bank of Communications
• Philtranco – Philippine Transportation Corporation
  • Philtrust Bank – Philippine Trust Company PLDT – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
    • • PMFTC – Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation PNB – Philippine National Bank PECO – Panay Electric Company PSBank – Philippine Savings Bank
      • REBISCO – Republic Biscuit Corporation RFM – RFM Corporation SMC – San Miguel Corporation TRANSCO – National Transmission Corporation
• VECO – Visayan Electric Company

Educational institutions

• ADC – Academia de Davao College
• ADDU – Ateneo de Davao University
• AdI–SMCS – Ateneo de Iloilo – Santa Maria Catholic School
• ADMU – Ateneo de Manila University
• ADNU – Ateneo de Naga University
• ADU – Adamson University
• ADZU – Ateneo de Zamboanga University
• AMACLC – AMA Computer Learning Center
• AMACU – AMA Computer University
• AmBriMed – American British Medical Skills Institution
• AU – Arellano University
• BatStateU – Batangas State University
• BHNHS – Batasan Hills National High School
• BU – Bicol University
• BulSU – Bulacan State University
• BCC – Binangonan Catholic College
• CC-OC – Columban College, Inc. Olongapo City
• CDGC – Child Development and Guidance Center
• CDW – College of Divine Wisdom
• CIS – Cebu International School
• CIT-U – Cebu Institute of Technology – University
  • CMU – Central Mindanao University CPU – Central Philippine University
• CSCJ – Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
• CSJL – Colegio de San Juan de Letran
  • CUP – City University of Pasay CvSU – Cavite State University
• DBC – Don Bosco College, Canlubang
• DBTC – Don Bosco Technical College
• DBTI – Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati
• DCenHS – Davao Central High School
• DCHS – Davao Christian High School
• DCNHS – Davao City National High School
• DLSU – De La Salle University
• DLS-CSB – De La Salle College of Saint Benilde
• DRANHS – Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School
• DWU – Divine Word University
• ESEP – Engineering and Science Education Program
• EVSU – Eastern Visayas State University
• FAST – Filipino-American School Town
• FEU-FERN – Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation
• FS – Falcon School
• HSCI – Hua Siong College of Iloilo
• IDC – Iloilo Doctors' College
• INHS – Iloilo National High School
• ISAT-U – Iloilo Science and Technology University
• JBLFMU – John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
• JNHS – Jaro National Highschool
• JES1 – Jaro 1 Elementary School
  • JMC – Jose Maria College JRU – Jose Rizal University
• LNU – Leyte Normal University
• LPU – Lyceum of the Philippines University
• LSPU – Laguna State Polytechnic University
• MMFC – Mindanao Medical Foundation College
• MONSAY – Ramon Magsaysay High School
• NCST – National College of Science and Technology
• NCBA – National College of Business and Arts
• NDDU – Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
• NEU – New Era University
• NEUST – Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
• Pisay – Philippine Science High School
• PLM – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
• PLV – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela
• PLMUN – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
• PNC – Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
• PNHS – Plaridel National High School
  • PCC – Philippine Cultural College PUP – Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• RCC – Republic Central Colleges
• RSHS – Regional Science High School
• SCS – South Crest School
• SIC – Santa Isabel College
• SLU – Saint Louis University
• SMCM – St. Mary's College of Meycauayan
• SMCQC – Saint Mary's College of Quezon City
• SPC – St. Paul College (Makati, Pasig, Parañaque)
• SPUI – St. Paul University Iloilo
• STEFTI – St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban, Inc.
• TAU - Tarlac Agricultural University
• TCU – Taguig City University
• TSU – Tarlac State University
• TUP – Technological University of the Philippines
• TIP – Technological Institute of the Philippines
• UE – University of the East
• UI – University of Iloilo
  • • UdM – Universidad de Manila UM – University of Mindanao, University of Manila UNEP – University of Northeastern Philippines
• UP – University of the Philippines
• UPLB – University of the Philippines, Los Baños
• UPHS-D – University of Perpetual Help System – Dalta
• UPHS-J – University of Perpetual Help System – Jonelta
  • UP-Cebu – University of the Philippines Cebu UPV – University of the Philippines Visayas
• UPVTC – University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College
• URS – University of Rizal System
• USA – University of San Agustin
• USANT – University of Saint Anthony
• USC – University of San Carlos
  • USPF – University of Southern Philippines Foundation USeP – University of Southeastern Philippines
• USI – Universidad de Sta. Isabel
• UST – University of Santo Tomas
• UV – University of the Visayas
• VMUF – Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation
• WIT – Western Institute of Technology
• WMSU – Western Mindanao State University
• WVSU – West Visayas State University
• XU – Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
• ZMC - Zamora Memorial College

Other

• ABS-CBN – Alto Broadcasting System – Chronicle Broadcasting Network
• AMBS – Advanced Media Broadcasting System
• AP – Araling Panlipunan
• APT — Antonio P. Tuviera; APT Entertainment
  • • BAYAN – Bagong Alyansang Makabayan BIFF – Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters BLISS – Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services
  • CPP-NPA-NDF – Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front EK – Enchanted Kingdom
  • GMA – Greater Manila Area; Global Media Arts HUKBALAHAP – Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (People's Army Against the Japanese)
• IBC – Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
  • KMU – Kilusang Mayo Uno LENTE – Legal Network for Truthful Elections
  • LFS — League of Filipino Students MBA – Metropolitan Basketball Association
• MBC – Manila Broadcasting Company; Makati Business Club, Inc.
• MILF – Moro Islamic Liberation Front
• MNLF – Moro National Liberation Front
• MOA – Mall of Asia
  • MPBL – Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League NAMFREL – National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections
    • • NBL-Pilipinas – National Basketball League (Philippines) PBA – Philippine Basketball Association PBL – Philippine Basketball League PCAP – Professional Chess Association of the Philippines
• PFL – Philippines Football League
• PKP-1930 – Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930
  • • PPCRV – Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting PSL – Philippine Superliga; Pilipinas Super League PTV – People's Television Network
• PVL – Premier Volleyball League
• PCAC – Presidential Complaints and Action Committee
• PEFTOK – Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea
  • RPA-ABB – Revolutionary Proletarian Army–Alex Boncayao Brigade RPN – Radio Philippines Network
    • SBN – Southern Broadcasting Network SSL – Shakey's Super League TAPE – Television and Production Exponents, Inc.
• TV5 – TV5 Network, Inc.
• TVJ – Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto & Joey De Leon; TVJ Productions

Notes and References

1. News: Viewpoint: GRSP! ASEAN's acronymitis. William Pesek. International Herald Tribune. August 5, 2007.