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Let's review the basic acronyms that we should know. Recently I was able to watch one of It's Showtime's - Laro Laro Pick segment and it sad to know that some people are not really familiar with the acronyms we see and hear in our everyday lives. I remember when I was in high school we are required to memorize the meaning of the department of government acronyms (including it's secretaries). So let's review...
Departments of the Government of the Philippines:
- DOE - Department of Education
- DOF - Department of Finance
- DFA - Department of Foreign Affairs
- DOJ - Department of Justice
- DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment
- DILG - Department of Interior and Local Government
- DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform
- DA - Department of Agriculture
- DBM - Department of Budget and Management
- DepEd - Department of Education
- DOE - Department of Energy
- DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- DOH - Department of Health
- DND - Department of National Defense
- DPWH - Department of Public Works and Highways
- DOTr - Department of Transportation
- DOST - Department of Science and Technology
- DOT - Department of Tourism
- DTI - Department of Trade and Industry
- DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development
- DepDev - Department of Economy, Planning and Development (previously NEDA)
- DICT - Department of Information and Communications Technology
- DMW - Department of Migrant Workers
Goverment Agencies:
- LRA - Land Registration Authority
- PSA - Philippine Statistics Authority
- NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority
- PCSO - Philippine Charity and Sweepstakes Office
- PNP - Philippine National Police
- AFP - Armed Forces of the Philipppines
- NBI - National Bureau of Investigation
- LTO - Land Transportation Office
- LTFRB - Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board
- BIR - Bureau of Internal Revenue
- BOC - Bureau of Customs
- NHA - National Housing Authority
- GSIS - Government Service Insurance System
- SSS - Social Security System
- HDMF - Home Development and Mutual Fund (Pag-ibig)
- LGU - Local Government Unit
- BSP - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank)
- CSC - Civil Service Commission
- PEZA - PhilippineEconomic Zone Authority
- MWSS - Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
- HLURB - Housing and Land Use Regulatory Agency
- PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
- PhilVocs - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- PNOC - Philippine National Oil Company
- NPC / NAPOCOR - National Power Corporation
- NAPOLCOM - National Police Commission
- MMDA - Metro Manila Development Authority
- NFA - National Food Authority
- PNR - Philippine National Railways
- TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Others / Non-Goverment:
- MERALCO - Manila Electric Company
- PLDT - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
- SMC - San Miguel Corporation
- BPI - Bank of the Philippine Islands
- BDO - Banco De Oro
- ADB - Asian Development Bank
- DBP - Development Bank of the Philippines
- IBP - Integrated Bar of the Philippines
- PAL - Philippine Airlines
- NLEX - North Luzon Expressway
- SLEX - South Luzon Expressway
- WHO - World Health Organization
- UN - United Nations
- UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
- UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas
- PAWS - Philippine Animal Welfare Society
- NKTI - National Kidney and Transplant Institute
- QI - Quezon Institute (Philippine Tuberculosis Society)
- ABS-CBN - Alto Brodcasting System - Chronicle Brodcasting Network
- GMA - Global Media Arts
Sorry I was not able to do this alphabetically because I type as I remember them. I also did some research online for those I don't really remember or know (that I am not really familiar of). Feel free to add on the comments section for the things I missed sharing.
At the end of the day, what's important - "Iba pa din ang may alam..."
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