List of Acronyms

3Rs

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

3G

Third Generation

4Ps Program

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

A&D

Alienable and Disposable

AAGR

Annual Average Growth Rate

AARNR

Agriculture, Agrarian Reform and Natural Resources

ACE

ASEAN Center for Energy

ACPC

Agricultural Credit and Policy Council

AD

Ancestral Domains

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADBI

Asian Development Bank Institute

ADM

Alternative Delivery Modes

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADSDPP

Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan

AFF

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

AFFLA

Agroforestry Farm Lease Agreement

AFMA

Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act

AFP

Armed Forces of the Philippines

AHA

Aquino Health Agenda

ALS

Alternative Learning System

AMTP

AIDS Medium Term Plan

APIS

Annual Poverty Indicators Survey

AMCFP

Agro-Industry Modernization Credit Financing Program

AMLA

Anti-Money Laundering Act

AO

Administrative Order

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APJR

Action Program for Judicial Reform

APP

Annual Procurement Plan

ARB

Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

ARC

Agrarian Reform Communities

ARTA

Anti-Red Tape Act

ASA

Air Service Agreement

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ATM

Automated Teller Machine

ATO

Air Transportation Office

AWS

Automatic Weather Stations

BemONC

Basic and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care

BARC

Barangay Agrarian Reform Committee

BAS

Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

Basel II

New Risk-based Capital Adequacy Framework

BCF

Billion Cubic Feet

BCM

Billion Cubic Meter

BDR

Benefit Delivery Ratio

BESRA

Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda

BFAR

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

BHS

Barangay Health Stations

BHFS

Bureau of Health Facilities and Services

BI

Bureau of Immigration

BIR

Bureau of Internal Revenue

BIS

Bank for International Settlements

BMT

Billion Metric Ton

BOC

Bureau of Customs

BOD

Biological Oxygen Demand

BOI

Board of Investments

BOP

Balance of Payment

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

BPLS

Business Permits and Licensing System

BPO

Business Process Outsourcing

BSP

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

BSWM

Bureau of Soils and Water Management

BTr

Bureau of the Treasury

BTU/lb

British Thermal Unit / Pound

CA

Court of Appeals

CAA

Clean Air Act

CAA

Conflict-affected Area

CAAP

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

CAB

Civil Aeronautics Board

CADT

Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles

CALABARZON

Region IV-A (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon and Rizal)

CALT

Certificate of Ancestral Land Title

CAMIS

Court Administration Management Information System

CAR

Capital Adequacy Ratio

CARP

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program

CARPER

Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms

CATV

Cable Television

CBA

Cost - Benefit Analysis

CBEP

Community-Based Employment Program

CBFMA

Community-Based Forest Management Agreement

CBFMP

Community-Based Forest Management Program

CBMS

Community-Based Monitoring System

CBOs

Community-based Organizations

CCA

Center for Culture and the Arts

CCA

Climate Change Adaptation

CCC

Climate Change Commission

CCIC

Central Credit Information Corporation

CCT

Conditional Cash Transfer

CDA

Cooperative Development Authority

CDD

Community Driven Development

CDI

Child Development Index

CDIS

Citizens Database Information System

CEA

Country Environmental Analysis

CeC

Community e-Center

CES

Career Executive System

CFL

Compact Fluorescent Lamp

CFO

Commission on Filipinos Overseas

CFP

Community Forestry Program

CFSA

Community Forest Stewardship Agreement

CHED

Commission on Higher Education

CISFA

Comprehensive and Integrated Shelter Finance Act

CHRP

Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

CIA

CARP Implementing Agencies

CIAC

Children in Armed Conflict

CICT

Commission on Information and Communications Technology

CIDF

Communal Irrigation Development Fund

CIMS

Collateral Information and Management System

CIPB

Compliance and Integrity Programs for Business

CIS

Communal Irrigation System

CISFA

Comprehensive and Integrated Shelter Finance Act

CISL

Collective Investment Schemes Law

CISs

Communal Irrigation Systems

CITP

Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples or ILO Convention No. 169

Ckt

Circuit Kilometer

CL

Contingent Liabilities

CLM

Contingent Liability Management

CLOA

Certificate of Land Ownership Award

CLUP

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

CME

Coco-Methyl Ester

CMIS

Case Management Information System

CMP

Community Mortgage Plan

CMTS

Cellular Mobile Telephone Service

CNFIDP

Comprehensive National Fishery Industry Development Plan

CNG

Compressed Natural Gas

CNS-ATM

Communications Navigation Surveillance-Air Traffic Management

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

COA

Commission on Audit

COMELEC

Commission on Elections

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPI

Corruption Perception Index

CPP

Communist Party of the Philippines

CPR

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

CQI

Continuous Quality Improvement

CRC

Convention of the Rights of the Child

CSC

Certificate of Stewardship Contract

CSF

Credit Surety Fund

CSO

Civic Society Organization

CTI-R/N POA

Coral Triangle Initiative - Regional/ National Plan of Action

DA

Department of Agriculture

DAR

Department of Agrarian Reform

DBCC

Development Budget Coordination Committee

DBM

Department of Budget and Management

DBP

Development Bank of the Philippines

DCAF

Democratic Control of Armed Forces

DENR

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DepEd

Department of Education

DFA

Department of Foreign Affairs

DHUD

Department of Housing and Urban Development

DICT

Department of Information and Communications Technology

DILG

Department of the Interior and Local Government

DMIA

Diosdado Macapagal International Airport

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

DOE

Department of Energy

DOF

Department of Finance

DOH

Department of Health

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOLE

Department of Labor and Employment

DOPPI

Deep Ocean Power Philippines, Inc.

DOST

Department of Science and Technology

DOT

Department of Tourism

DOTC

Department of Transportation and Communications

DPWH

Department of Public Works and Highways

DRR

Disaster Risk Reduction

DRRM

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

DSWD

Department of Social Welfare and Development

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

DTT

Digital Terrestrial Television

DTU

Direct-to-User Satellite Provider

DU

Distribution Utility

EC

Electric Cooperative

ECC

Environmental Compliance Certificate

ECCD

Early Childhood Care and Development

ECE

Early Childhood Education

eCFM

Enhanced Case Flow Management

EE & C

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

EEID

Environmental Education and Information Division

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EFA

Education For All

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EITI

Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative

EIU

Economist Intelligence Unit

e-JOW

Enhanced Justice on Wheels

EMB

Environmental Management Bureau

ENR

Environment and Natural Resources

EO

Executive Order

EPEP

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program

EPIRA

Electric Power Industry Reform Act

ERA

Energy Reform Agenda

ERC

Energy Regulatory Commission

ERDB

Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

ERDT

Engineering Research and Development for Technology

ERP

Economic Resiliency Plan

ESCO

Energy Service Company

ESWMA

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

ETEEAP

Expanded Tertiary Education, Equivalency and Accreditation Program

EU

European Union

E-waste

Electronic waste

EV

Electric Vehicle

FAA

Federal Aviation Authority

FDCP

Film Development Council of the Philippines

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

ETEEAP

Expanded Tertiary Education, Equivalency and Accreditation Program

F1

FOURmula One

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FL

Functionally Literate

FLEMMS

Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey

FE

Forward Estimates

FIA

Freedom of Information Act

FICAP

Federation of International Cable TV Association of the Philippines

FIES

Family Income and Expenditures Survey

FiT

Feed-in Tariff

FLA

Fishpond Lease Agreement

FLAg

(Special) Forest Land Use Agreement

FLAgT

Forest Land Use Agreement for Tourism Purposes

FLGMA

Forestland Grazing Management Agreement

FLMA

Forest Land Management Agreement

FMB

Forest Management Bureau

FMR

Farm-to-Market Road

FMR/DP

Final Mine Rehabilitation and/or Decommissioning Program

FOB

Freight on Board

FOI

Freedom of Information

FPIC

Free, Prior and Informed Consent

FRB

Fiscal Responsibility Bill

FRIA

Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act

FSAP

Financial Sector Assessment Program

FSF

Financial Sector Forum

FSSR

Food Staples Self-Sufficiency Roadmap

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

FY

Fiscal Year

GAA

General Appropriations Act

GAD

Gender and Development

GCM

Global Climate Model

GCR

Global Competitiveness Report

GDI

Gender Development Index

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GEM

Gender Empowerment Measure

GFI

Government Financial Institution

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GIFMIS

Government Integrated Financial Management Information System

GIR

Gross International Reserve

GIS

Geographic Information System

GMO

Genetically-Modified Organism

GNP

Gross National Product

GOCC

Government Owned and Controlled Corporations

GPI

Gender Parity Index

GPS

Global Positioning System

GQMP

Government Quality Management Program

GQMSS

Government Quality Management Systems Standards

GRP

Government of the Republic of the Philippines

GS

Government Securities

GSIS

Government Service Insurance System

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communications

GVA

Gross Value Added

GWh

Gigawatt-Hour

HCW

Health Care Waste

HDI

Human Development Index

HEI

Higher Education Institution

HFA

Hyogo Framework for Action

HGC

Home Guaranty Corporation

HIV-AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus- acquired immune deficiency syndrome

HLURB

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

HRD

Human Resource Development

HRH

Human Resources for Health

HSRA

Health Sector Reform Agenda

HUCs

Highly Urbanized Cities

HUDCC

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council

HWG

Hazardous Waste Generator

IAM

Internal Audit Manual

IAS

International Accounting Standards

IAs

Irrigators' Associations

IAS

Invasive Alien Species

IATCTP

Inter-Agency Technical Committee on Transport Planning

IC

Insurance Commission

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICC

Investment Coordination Committee

ICC

Indigenous Cultural Communities

ICC-DBCC

Investment Coordination Committee- Development Budget Coordination Committee

ICERD

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

ICM

Integrated Coastal Management

ICS

Internal Control System

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

ICRMP

Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project

IDP

Integrated Development Plan

IEC

Information, Education and Communication

IES

Impact Evaluation Study

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFMA

Integrated Forest Management Agreement

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards

IGF

International Gateway Facility

IKSP

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMD

International Institute for Management Development

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMR

Infant Mortality Rate

IMT

Irrigation Management Transfer

INFRACOM

NEDA Board Committee on Infrastructure

IP

Indigenous People

IPCC

Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change

IPMAP

Indigenous Peoples Masterplan

IPP

Independent Power Producer

IPPA

Independent Power Producer Administrator

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

IPRA

Indigenous People's Rights Act

IRA

Internal Revenue Allotment

IRR

Implementing Rules and Regulations

ISDB-T

Integrated Services Digital Broadcast- Terrestrial

ISFs

Irrigation Service Fees

ISM

International Safety Management

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ISPS

International Ship and Port Facility

ISSP

Information Systems Strategic Plan

IWRM

Integrated Water Resources Management

JCMS

Judiciary Case Management System

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

JMC

Joint Memorandum Circular

JMP

Joint Monitoring Program

JRC

Joint Research Centre

JV

Joint Venture

KALAHI-CIDSS

Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services

KPO

Knowledge Process Outsourcing

kV

Kilovolt

LAA

Land Administration Authority

LAD

Land Acquisition and Distribution

LARA

Land Administration Reform Act

LBP

Land Bank of the Philippines

LCCAP

Local Climate Change Action Plan

LDC

Least Developed Countries

LEP

Ladderized Education Program

LET

Licensure Examination for Teachers

LHB

Local Housing Boards

LFS

Labor Force Survey

LGC

Local Government Code

LGU

Local Government Unit

LMB

Land Management Bureau

LMP

League of Municipalities of the Philippines

LNB

Liga ng mga Barangay

LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LRA

Land Registration Authority

LRTA

Light Rail Transit Authority

LTI

Land Tenure Improvement

LUB

Luzon Urban Beltway

LWUA

Local Water Utilities Administration

M1

Currency in circulation, peso demand deposits

M2

M1 and peso savings, time deposits

MARINA

Maritime Industry Authority

Mbps

MC

Memorandum Circular

MCC

Millennium Challenge Corporation

MCP

Mandated Credit Program

MDFO

Municipal Development Fund Office

MDG

Millennium Development Goals

MDGF

Millennium Development Goal Fund

MEDP

Missionary Electrification Development Plan

MERALCO

Manila Electric Company

MfDR

Managing for Development Results

MFI

Microfinance Institution

MGB

Mines and Geosciences Bureau

MIGA

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

MILF

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

MIMAROPA

Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan

MB

Million Barrels

MBFOE

Million Barrels of Fuel Oil Equivalent

MMDA

Metro Manila Development Authority

MME

Monitoring, Management, and Evaluation

MMLOE

Million Liters of Oil Equivalent

MMMT

Million Metric Tons

MMR

Maternal Mortality Ratio

MMS

Multimedia Messaging Service

MMSCF

Million Standard Cubic Feet

MNCHN

Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, and Nutrition

MNLF

Moro National Liberation Front

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MOOE

Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

Marine Protected Area

MPDI

Mandatory Pre-departure Inspections

MRF

Materials Recovery Facility

MRF

Microinsurance Regulatory Framework

MRR

Mandatory Rate Reduction

MRS

Materials Recovery System

MSACC

Multi-Sectoral Anti-Corruption Council

MSME

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

MT

Metric Tons

MTDPFS

Medium-Term Development Plan for the Financial Sector

MTEF

Medium-Term Expenditure Framework

MTOE

Million Tons of Oil Equivalent

MTPDP

Medium Term Philippine Development Plan

MVA

Megavolt-Ampere

MVUC

Motor Vehicle User's Charge

MW

Megawatt

MWSS

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

MWSS-RO

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office

NACPA

National Anti-Corruption Plan of Action

NAFC-CFA

National Agriculture and Fishery Council-Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture

NAIA

Ninoy Aquino International Airport

NALUA

National Land Use Act

NAMRIA

National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

NAPC

National Anti-Poverty Commission

NATCCO

National Confederation of Cooperatives

NAT MPS

National Achievement Test Mean Percentage Score

NBB

National Biofuels Board

NCBTS

National Competency-Based Teacher Standards

NCCA

National Commission for Culture and the Arts

NCCAP

National Climate Change Action Plan

NCI

National Convergence Initiative

NCIP

National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

NCR

National Capital Region

NDCC

National Disaster Coordinating Council

NDF

National Democratic Front

NDHS

National Demographic and Health Survey

NDRRMC

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

NDRRMF

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework

NDSA

National Defense and Security Act

NEA

National Electrification Administration

NEC

National Ecology Center

NEDA

National Economic and Development Authority

NEECP

National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs

NEEDS

National Environmental Economic and Development Study

NEFCA

National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts

NER

Net Enrolment Rate

NFA

National Food Authority

NG

National Government

NGA

National Government Agency

NGCP

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines

NGICS

National Guidelines on Internal Control System

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NGVPPT

Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport

NHA

National Housing Authority

NHIP

National Health Insurance Program

NHTS-PR

National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction

NIA

National Irrigation Administration

NIMF

National Irrigation Management Fund

NIPAS

National Integrated Protected Areas System

NIS

National Irrigation Systems

NJIS

National Justice Information System

NLEX

North Luzon Expressway

NPA

New People's Army

NPA

Non-performing Assets

NPC

National Power Corporation

NPL

Non-performing Loans

NPP

New Power Provider

NREB

National Renewable Energy Board

NREP

National Renewable Energy Program

NSCB

National Statistical Coordination Board

NSDI

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

NSM

National Safety Management

NSO

National Statistics Office

NSWMC

National Solid Waste Management Commission

NTC

National Telecommunications Commission

NTP

National Transport Policy

NUDHF

National Urban Development and Housing Framework

NWAPP

National Wetlands Action Plan for the Philippines

NWAR

National Warrant of Arrest Registry

NWRA

Net Worth-to-Risk Assets

NWRB

National Water Resources Board

NWRP

National Water Resources Policy

NWAPP

National Wetlands Action Plan for the Philippines

O&M

Operations and Maintenance

ODA

Official Development Assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OEOs

Other Executive Offices

OFW

Overseas Filipino Worker

OMB

Office of the Ombudsman

OPIF

Organizational Performance Indicator Framework

OSH

Occupational Safety and Health

OTEC

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

OWWA

Overseas Workers Welfare Administration

PACBRMA

Protected Area Community Based Resource Management Agreement

PAGASA

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

PAGCOR

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

PAL

Private Agricultural Land

PAMANA

Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program

PAMB

Protected Area Management Board

PAO

Public Attorney's Office

PAR

Philippine Area of Responsibility

PAS

Philippine Accounting Standards

PAYGO

Pay-As-You-Go

PBD

Program Beneficiaries Development

PBS

Paper on Budget Strategy

PC

Personal Computer

PCFC

People's Credit and Finance Corporation

PCG

Philippine Coast Guard

PCL

Priority Chemical List

PCSHC

Philippine Center for Specialized Health Care

PCSO

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

PCTA

Philippine Cable Television Association, Inc.

PCW

Philippine Commission on Women

PDEx

Philippine Dealing Exchange

PDIC

Philippine Depository Insurance Corporation

PDR

Philippine Defense Reform

PDU

Private Distribution Utility

PECR

Philippine Energy Contracting Round

PEEP

Philippine Energy Efficiency Program

PEGR

Partnership for Economic Governance Reforms

PELMATP

Philippine Energy Efficiency Lighting Market Transformation Project

PER

Public Expenditure Review

PERA

Personal Equity and Retirement Act

PES

Payment for Environmental Services

PESFA

Private Education Student Financial Assistance Program

PESO

Public Employment Service Office

PESS

Philippine Education Sector Study

PEZA

Philippine Economic Zone Authority

PFM

Public Financial Management

PFRS

Philippine Financial Reporting Standards

PGIAM

Philippine Government Internal Audit Manual

PGS

President Gloria Scholarship Program

PHF

Post-Harvest Facilities

PhilGEPS

Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System

Philhealth

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

PHILPOST

Philippine Postal Corporation

PHIVOLCS

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

PIA

Philippine Information Agency

PICCS

Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances

PIDS

Philippine Institute for Development Studies

PIOU

Private Investor-owned Utility

PISs

Private Irrigation Systems

PMS

Performance Management System

PMS-OPES

Performance Management System- Office Performance Evaluation System

PMTP

Philippine Medical Tourism Program

PNHA

Philippine National Health Accounts

PNHRS

Philippine National Health Research System

PNOC

Philippine National Oil Corporation

PNOC-AFC

Philippine National Oil Company - Alternative Fuels Corporation

PNQF

Philippine National Qualification Framework

PNP

Philippine National Police

PNP-MG

Philippine National Police- Maritime Group

PNRPS

Philippine National REDD+ Strategy

PO

People's Organization

POs

Private Operators (Water Service Provider)

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PQA

Philippine Quality Award

PROC

People's Republic of China

PS

Personal Services

PSA

Payment System Act

PSALM

Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation

PSEi

Philippine Stock Exchange Index

PSF

Peoples' Survival Fund

PSSR

Philippine Sustainable Sanitation Roadmap

PTF

Patubigayan Trust Fund

PWD

Persons with Disability

PWSSR

Philippine Water Supply Sector Roadmap

QMS

Quality Management System

QTP

Qualified Third Party

R&D

Research and Development

RA

Republic Act

RATE

Run After Tax Evaders

RATS

Run After the Smugglers

RBCA

Risk-based Capital Adequacy Framework

RCA

Revealed Comparative Advantage

RD&E

Research, Development and Extension

RDC

Regional Development Councils

RE

Renewable Energy

REC

Regional Ecology Center

REDD

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

REDD+

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation(with enhanced carbon stock)

REER

Real Effective Exchange Rate

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

RHU

Rural Health Units

RIPS

Revenue Integrity Protection Service

RLX

Regional Check Centers

ROD

Registry of Deeds

RORO

Roll-On/Roll-Off

ROW

Right-of-Way

RP

Rationalization Plan

RP-FP

Responsible Parenting and Family Planning

RPMP/ RPA-ABB

Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas /Revolutionary Proletariat Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade

RPS

Renewable Portfolio Standard

RRTS

Road-RORO Terminal System

RSEC-WR

Rules for Setting EC Wheeling Rates

S & T

Science and Technology

S/S

Substation

SAFDZ

Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone

SBC

Small Business Corporation

SBIA

Subic Bay International Airport

SC

Service Contract

SC

Supreme Court

SCMB

Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas

SCTEx

Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway

SCWR

Sub-Committee on Water Resources

SD

Sustainable Development

SDAH

Sector-wide Development Approach for Health

SDMP

Social Development and Management Program

SEA-K

Self-Employment Assistance - Kaunlaran

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SIFMA

Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement

SIJ

Strengthening the Integrity of the Judiciary

SLB

Securities Borrowing and Lending

SLM

Sustainable Land Management

SLP

Special Land Use Permit

SME

Small and Medium Enterprises

SNAP

Strategic National Action Plan

SNC

Second National Communication

SOLAS

Safety of Life at Sea

SPED

Special Education

SPLULA

Special Land Use Lease Agreement

SPPD

Support for Policy and Programme Development

SPUG

Small Power Utilities Group

SRNH

Strong Republic Nautical Highway

SSIPs

Small-scale Independent Providers

SSL

Salary Standardization Law

SSME

Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Eco-region

SSS

Social Security System

STAR

Southern Tagalog Arterial Road

STuFAPs

Student Financial Assistance Programs

SUF

Spectrum User Fee

SWM

Solid Waste Management

SWS

Social Weather Stations

TB

Tuberculosis

T/L

Transmission Line

TDP

Transmission Development Plan

TelOf

Telecommunications Office

TESDA

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

TESDP

Technical Education and Skills Development Program

TEU

Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit

TEZ

Tourism enterprise zones

TFEC

Total Final Energy Consumption

TFLA

Tree Farm Lease Agreement

TFP

Total Factor Productivity

TIEZA

Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority

TLA

Timber Licence Agreement

TNE

Transnational Education

TPES

Total Primary Energy Supply

TPLEx

Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway

TransCo

National Transmission Corporation

TRM

Trade Related Matters

TSD

Transport, Storage, Disposal

TSNs

Transcript of Stenographic Notes

TSP

Total Suspended Particles

TV

Television

TVET

Technical And Vocational Education And Training

UASF

Universal Access and Service Fund

UCME

Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification

UDHA

Urban Development and Housing Act

UHC

Universal Health Care

ULAP

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines

UNCAC

United Nations Convention Against Corruption

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund

VAS

Value-Added Service

VAT

Value Added Tax

VAW

Violence Against Women

VE/VA

Value Engineering/Value Analysis

VTMS

Vessel Traffic Management System

WB

World Bank

WDR

World Development Report

WDs

Water Districts

WEDC

Women in Extremely Difficult Circumstances

WEF

World Economic Forum

WEO

World Economic Outlook

WESM

Wholesale Electricity Spot Market

WGI

Worldwide Governance Indicators

WHO

World Health Organization

WHS

Wooden Hull Ships

WiFi

Wireless Fidelity

WSP

Water Service Provider

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWF

World Wildlife Fund

YTD

Year-to-Date

ZBB

Zero-Based Budgeting