ABC - Association of Barangay Captains ABC

ADSDPP - Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan ADSDPP

AFMA - Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act AFMA
AIP - Annual Investment Plan AIP
APA - Areas for Priority Action APA
APIS - Annual Property Indicators APIS
BDP - Barangay Development Plan BDP
BEIS - Basic Education Information System BEIS
BFAR - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources BFAR
BIR - Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR
BITS - BLES Integrated Survey BITS
BLES - Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics BLES
BLUDP - Barangay Land Use and Development Plan BLUDP
BMP - Best Management Practices BMP
BSWM - Bureau of Soils and Water Management BSWM
CA - Commonwealth Act CA
CARP - Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program CARP
CBD - Central Business District CBD
CBDRRM - Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management CBDRRM
CBFM - Community Based Forest Management Program CBFM
CCA - Climate Change Adaptation CCA
CCDP - City Comprehensive Development Plan CCDP
CCM - Component Cities and Municipalities CCM
CDP - Comprehensive Development Plan CDP
CDIP - City Development Investment Plan CDIP
CENRO - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office CENRO
CFP - Community Forestry Program CFP
CFRMP - Coastal and Fisheries Resource Management Plan CFRMP
CMA - Co-Management Agreement CMA
C/M FARMC - City/Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council C/M FARMC
C/M CLUP - City/Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan C/M CLUP
CLUP - Comprehensive Land Use Plan CLUP
CPDO - City Planning and Development Office CPDO
CPH - Census of Population and Housing CPH
CNC - Certificate of Non-Conformance CNC
CRMP - Coastal Resource Management Project CRMP
CSC - Certificate of Stewardship Contracts CSC
CSO - Civil Society Organization CSO
CZC - Certificate of Zoning Compliance CZC
DA - Department of Agriculture DA
DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform DAR
DBM - Department of Budget and Management DBM
DILG - Department of Interior and Local Government DILG
DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR
DOT - Department of Tourism DOT
DOTC - Department of Transportation and Communication DOTC
DP - Development Permit DP
DPWH - Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH
DRR - Disaster Risk Reduction DRR
DRRM - Disaster Risk Reduction Management DRRM
DRRMO - Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office DRRMO
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry DTI
ECA - Environmentally Critical Areas ECA
EES - Environmental Effects Statement EES
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement EIS
ENRO - Environment and Natural Resources Office ENRO
EO - Executive Order EO
EPA - Environmental Protection Area EPA
EPZ - Export Processing Zone EPZ
EWS - Early Warning System EWS
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization FAO
FARMC - Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council FARMC
FFL - Forests and Forestlands FFL
FGD - Focus Group Discussion FGD
FHSIS - Field Health Services Information System FHSIS
FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey FIES
FLMP - Forest Land Management Agreement Program FLMP
FLUP - Forest Land Use Plan FLUP
FMB - Forest Management Bureau FMB
FNRI - Food and Nutrition Training Institute FNRI
FO-D - Flood Overlay District FO-D
FSDZ - Fisheries Strategic Development Zones FSDZ
GAM - Goals Achievement Matrix GAM
GHG - Greenhouse Gases GHG
GIS - Geographic Information System GIS
GPS - Global Positioning System GPS
GSO - General Services Officer GSO
HDI - Human Development Index HDI
HLURB - Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board HLURB
HUCs - Highly Urbanized Cities HUCs
ICCs - Independent Component Cities ICCs
ICCs - Indigenous Cultural Communities ICCs
ICP - Important Cultural Property ICP
ICOMOS - International Committee on Monuments and Sites ICOMOS
IFMS - Integrated Financial Management System IFMS
IEC - Information and Education Campaign IEC
IKSP - Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices IKSP
IPAS - Integrated Protected Area System IPAS
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC
IPMR - Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative IPMR
IPRA - Indigenous Peoples Rights Act IPRA
IPs - Indigenous Peoples IPs
IPS - Indigenous Political System IPS
IRR - Implementing Rules and Regulations IRR
ISFP - Integrated Social Forestry Program ISFP
JMC - Joint Memorandum Circular JMC
LC - Land Classification LC
LC - Locational Clearance LC
LCE - Local Chief Executive LCE
LDC - Local Development Council LDC
LDIP - Local Development Investment Program LDIP
LDP - Local Development Plan LDP
LFS - Labor Force Survey LFS
LGC - Local Government Code LGC
LGOO - Local Government Operations Officer LGOO
LGU - Local Government Unit LGU
LMB - Land Management Bureau LMB
LOI - Letter of Instruction LOI
LSA - Land Suitability Assessment LSA
LTO - Land Transportation Office LTO
LZBA - Local Zoning Board of Appeals LZBA
LZRC - Local Zoning Review Committee LZRC
MAB - Man and biosphere areas MAB
MAO - Municipal Agricultural Office MAO
MARO - Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer MARO
MDG - Millennium Development Goals MDG
MEO - Municipal Engineering Office MEO
MENRO - Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office MENRO
MGB - Mines and Geoscience Bureau MGB
MHO - Municipal Health Office MHO
MMC - Metro Manila Council MMC
MMDA - Metro Manila Development Authority MMDA
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement MOA
MPA - Marine Protected Areas MPA
MPDO - Municipal Planning and Development Office MPDO
MTPDP - Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan MTPDP
MTPIP - Medium-Term Philippine Investment Plan MTPIP
MTRDIP - Medium-Term Regional Development Investment Program MTRDIP
MZO - Model Zoning Ordinance MZO
NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority NAMRIA
NBC - National Building Code NBC
NCCA - National Commission for Culture and the Arts NCCA
NCCAP - National Climate Change Action Plan NCCAP
NCIP - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NCIP
NDHS - National Demographic and Health Survey NDHS
NDRRMF - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework NDRRMF
NDRRMP - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan NDRRMP
NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority NEDA
NFPP - National Framework for Physical Planning NFPP
NFSCC - National Framework Strategy for Climate Change NFSCC
NGAs - National Government Agency/ies NGAs
NGOs - Non-Government Organizations NGOs
NHCP - National Historical Commission of the Philippines NHCP
NIA - National Irrigation Administration NIA
NIPAS - National Integrated Protected Areas System NIPAS
NM - National Museum NM
NPAAAD - Network of Protected Agricultural and Agri-Industrial Areas for DevelopmentNPAAAD
NPFP - National Physical Framework Plan NPFP
NSO - National Statistics Office NSO
NTFP - Non Timber Forest Products NTFP
NWRB - National Water Resources Board NWRB
OBO - Office of the Building Official OBO
OCD - Office of Civil Defense OCD
PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services AdministratPAGASA
PAMB - Protected Area Management Board PAMB
PAMP - Protected Area Management Plan PAMP
PARO - Provincial Agrarian Reform Office PARO
PAWB - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau PAWB
PBS - Planning and Budgeting System PBS
PCA - Preservation and Conservation Area PCA
PCDP - Provincial Comprehensive Development Plan PCDP
PCLUP - Provincial Comprehensive Land Use Plan PCLUP
PCMRD - Philippine Council for Aquatic Marine Research and Development PCMRD
PCRA - Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment PCRA
PCUP - Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor PCUP
PD - Presidential Decree PD
PDP - Provincial Development Plan PDP
PDIP - Provincial Development Investment Plan PDIP
PDRA - Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment PDRA
PENRO - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office PENRO
PES - Payment for Ecosystem Services PES
PESO - Public Employment Service Office PESO
PHIVOLCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology PHIVOLCS
PHS - Philippine Health Statistics PHS
PLA - Participatory Learning and Action PLA
PLPEM - Provincial/Local Planning and Expenditure Management PLPEM
PLUC - Provincial Land Use Committee PLUC
PNOC - Philippine National Oil Company PNOC
PO - People’s Organization PO
POPDEV - Population and Development POPDEV
PPFP - Provincial Physical Framework Plan PPFP
PRA - Participatory Rural Appraisal PRA
PRECUP - Philippine Registry of Cultural Property PRECUP
PRRC - Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission PRRC
PTA - Philippine Tourism Authority PTA
PUD - Planned Unit Development PUD
RA - Republic Act RA
RDIP - Regional Development Investment Plan RDIP
RDP - Regional Development Plan RDP
RLUC - Regional Land Use Committee RLUC
RPFP - Regional Physical Framework Plan RPFP
RPT - Real Property Tax RPT
R2R - Ridge-to-Reef R2R
SAFDZ - Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zones SAFDZ
SB - Sangguniang Bayan SB
SC - Steering Committee SC
SCBA - Social-Cost Benefit Analysis SCBA
SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely SMART
SP - Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panglunsod SP
SSS - Social Security System SSS
SWDO - Social Welfare Development Office SWDO
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SWOT
TMP - Traffic Management Plan TMP
TOP - Technique of Participation TOP
TWG - Technical Working Group TWG
UDHA - Urban Development and Housing Act UDHA
UNEP - United Nations Environmental Programme UNEP
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC
UP MSI - University of the Philippines—Marine Science Institute UP MSI
URA - Urban Renewal/Redevelopment Area URA
WSMP - Watershed Management Plans WSMP
ZO - Zoning Ordinance ZO
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- Annual Investment Plan #VALUE!
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- Annual Property Indicators #VALUE!
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- Basic Education Information System #VALUE!
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources #VALUE!
- Bureau of Internal Revenue #VALUE!
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- Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics #VALUE!
- Barangay Land Use and Development Plan #VALUE!
- Best Management Practices #VALUE!
- Bureau of Soils and Water Management #VALUE!
- Commonwealth Act #VALUE!
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- Central Business District #VALUE!
- Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management #VALUE!
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- Climate Change Adaptation #VALUE!
- City Comprehensive Development Plan #VALUE!
- Component Cities and Municipalities #VALUE!
- Comprehensive Development Plan #VALUE!
- City Development Investment Plan #VALUE!
- Community Environment and Natural Resources Office #VALUE!
- Community Forestry Program #VALUE!
- Coastal and Fisheries Resource Management Plan #VALUE!
- Co-Management Agreement #VALUE!
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- City/Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan #VALUE!
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- City Planning and Development Office #VALUE!
- Census of Population and Housing #VALUE!
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- Coastal Resource Management Project #VALUE!
- Certificate of Stewardship Contracts #VALUE!
- Civil Society Organization #VALUE!
- Certificate of Zoning Compliance #VALUE!
- Department of Agriculture #VALUE!
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- Department of Budget and Management #VALUE!
- Department of Interior and Local Government #VALUE!
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources #VALUE!
- Department of Tourism #VALUE!
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- Disaster Risk Reduction Management #VALUE!
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- Environmental Effects Statement #VALUE!
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- Environment and Natural Resources Office #VALUE!
- Executive Order #VALUE!
- Environmental Protection Area #VALUE!
- Export Processing Zone #VALUE!
- Early Warning System #VALUE!
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- Forests and Forestlands #VALUE!
- Focus Group Discussion #VALUE!
- Field Health Services Information System #VALUE!
- Family Income and Expenditure Survey #VALUE!
- Forest Land Management Agreement Program #VALUE!
- Forest Land Use Plan #VALUE!
- Forest Management Bureau #VALUE!
- Food and Nutrition Training Institute #VALUE!
- Flood Overlay District #VALUE!
- Fisheries Strategic Development Zones #VALUE!
- Goals Achievement Matrix #VALUE!
- Greenhouse Gases #VALUE!
- Geographic Information System #VALUE!
- Global Positioning System #VALUE!
- General Services Officer #VALUE!
- Human Development Index #VALUE!
- Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board #VALUE!
- Highly Urbanized Cities #VALUE!
- Independent Component Cities #VALUE!
- Indigenous Cultural Communities #VALUE!
- Important Cultural Property #VALUE!
- International Committee on Monuments and Sites #VALUE!
- Integrated Financial Management System #VALUE!
- Information and Education Campaign #VALUE!
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices #VALUE!
- Integrated Protected Area System #VALUE!
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change #VALUE!
- Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative #VALUE!
- Indigenous Peoples Rights Act #VALUE!
- Indigenous Peoples #VALUE!
- Indigenous Political System #VALUE!
- Implementing Rules and Regulations #VALUE!
- Integrated Social Forestry Program #VALUE!
- Joint Memorandum Circular #VALUE!
- Land Classification #VALUE!
- Locational Clearance #VALUE!
- Local Chief Executive #VALUE!
- Local Development Council #VALUE!
- Local Development Investment Program #VALUE!
- Local Development Plan #VALUE!
- Labor Force Survey #VALUE!
- Local Government Code #VALUE!
- Local Government Operations Officer #VALUE!
- Local Government Unit #VALUE!
- Land Management Bureau #VALUE!
- Letter of Instruction #VALUE!
- Land Suitability Assessment #VALUE!
- Land Transportation Office #VALUE!
- Local Zoning Board of Appeals #VALUE!
- Local Zoning Review Committee #VALUE!
- Man and biosphere areas #VALUE!
- Municipal Agricultural Office #VALUE!
- Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer #VALUE!
- Millennium Development Goals #VALUE!
- Municipal Engineering Office #VALUE!
- Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office #VALUE!
- Mines and Geoscience Bureau #VALUE!
- Municipal Health Office #VALUE!
- Metro Manila Council #VALUE!
- Metro Manila Development Authority #VALUE!
- Memorandum of Agreement #VALUE!
- Marine Protected Areas #VALUE!
- Municipal Planning and Development Office #VALUE!
- Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan #VALUE!
- Medium-Term Philippine Investment Plan #VALUE!
- Medium-Term Regional Development Investment Program #VALUE!
- Model Zoning Ordinance #VALUE!
- National Mapping and Resource Information Authority #VALUE!
- National Building Code #VALUE!
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts #VALUE!
- National Climate Change Action Plan #VALUE!
- National Commission on Indigenous Peoples #VALUE!
- National Demographic and Health Survey #VALUE!
- National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework #VALUE!
- National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan #VALUE!
- National Economic and Development Authority #VALUE!
- National Framework for Physical Planning #VALUE!
- National Framework Strategy for Climate Change #VALUE!
- National Government Agency/ies #VALUE!
- Non-Government Organizations #VALUE!
- National Historical Commission of the Philippines #VALUE!
- National Irrigation Administration #VALUE!
- National Integrated Protected Areas System #VALUE!
- National Museum #VALUE!
- Network of Protected Agricultural and Agri-Industrial Areas for Development #VALUE!
- National Physical Framework Plan #VALUE!
- National Statistics Office #VALUE!
- Non Timber Forest Products #VALUE!
- National Water Resources Board #VALUE!
- Office of the Building Official #VALUE!
- Office of Civil Defense #VALUE!
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration #VALUE!
- Protected Area Management Board #VALUE!
- Protected Area Management Plan #VALUE!
- Provincial Agrarian Reform Office #VALUE!
- Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau #VALUE!
- Planning and Budgeting System #VALUE!
- Preservation and Conservation Area #VALUE!
- Provincial Comprehensive Development Plan #VALUE!
- Provincial Comprehensive Land Use Plan #VALUE!
- Philippine Council for Aquatic Marine Research and Development #VALUE!
- Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment #VALUE!
- Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor #VALUE!
- Presidential Decree #VALUE!
- Provincial Development Plan #VALUE!
- Provincial Development Investment Plan #VALUE!
- Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment #VALUE!
- Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office #VALUE!
- Payment for Ecosystem Services #VALUE!
- Public Employment Service Office #VALUE!
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology #VALUE!
- Philippine Health Statistics #VALUE!
- Participatory Learning and Action #VALUE!
- Provincial/Local Planning and Expenditure Management #VALUE!
- Provincial Land Use Committee #VALUE!
- Philippine National Oil Company #VALUE!
- People’s Organization #VALUE!
- Population and Development #VALUE!
- Provincial Physical Framework Plan #VALUE!
- Participatory Rural Appraisal #VALUE!
- Philippine Registry of Cultural Property #VALUE!
- Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission #VALUE!
- Philippine Tourism Authority #VALUE!
- Planned Unit Development #VALUE!
- Republic Act #VALUE!
- Regional Development Investment Plan #VALUE!
- Regional Development Plan #VALUE!
- Regional Land Use Committee #VALUE!
- Regional Physical Framework Plan #VALUE!
- Real Property Tax #VALUE!
- Ridge-to-Reef #VALUE!
- Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zones #VALUE!
- Sangguniang Bayan #VALUE!
- Steering Committee #VALUE!
- Social-Cost Benefit Analysis #VALUE!
- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely #VALUE!
- Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panglunsod #VALUE!
- Social Security System #VALUE!
- Social Welfare Development Office #VALUE!
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats #VALUE!
- Traffic Management Plan #VALUE!
- Technique of Participation #VALUE!
- Technical Working Group #VALUE!
- Urban Development and Housing Act #VALUE!
- United Nations Environmental Programme #VALUE!
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change #VALUE!
- University of the Philippines—Marine Science Institute #VALUE!
- Urban Renewal/Redevelopment Area #VALUE!
- Watershed Management Plans #VALUE!
- Zoning Ordinance #VALUE!
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Acronym - Means
ABC - Association of Barangay Captains
ADSDPP - Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan
AFMA - Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act
AIP - Annual Investment Plan
APA - Areas for Priority Action
APIS - Annual Property Indicators
BDP - Barangay Development Plan
BEIS - Basic Education Information System
BFAR - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
BIR - Bureau of Internal Revenue
BITS - BLES Integrated Survey
BLES - Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
BLUDP - Barangay Land Use and Development Plan
BMP - Best Management Practices
BOI - Board of Investments
BOT - Build-Operate-Transfer
BSWM - Bureau of Soils and Water Management
C/M CLUP - City/Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan
C/M FARMC - City/Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
CA - Commonwealth Act
CARP - Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
CBD - Central Business District
CBDRRM - Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
CBFM - Community Based Forest Management Program
CCA - Climate Change Adaptation
CCDP - City Comprehensive Development Plan
CCM - Component Cities and Municipalities
CDIP - City Development Investment Plan
CDP - Comprehensive Development Plan
CENRO - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office
CFP - Community Forestry Program
CFRMP - Coastal and Fisheries Resource Management Plan
CLUP - Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CMA - Co-Management Agreement
CNC - Certificate of Non-Conformance
CPDO - City Planning and Development Office
CPH - Census of Population and Housing
CRMP - Coastal Resource Management Project
CSC - Certificate of Stewardship Contracts
CSO - Civil Society Organization
CZC - Certificate of Zoning Compliance
DA - Department of Agriculture
DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform
DBM - Department of Budget and Management
DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DILG - Department of Interior and Local Government
Acronym - Means
DOF - Department of Finance
DOT - Department of Tourism
DOTC - Department of Transportation and Communication
DP - Development Permit
DPWH - Department of Public Works and Highways
DRR - Disaster Risk Reduction
DRRM - Disaster Risk Reduction Management
DRRMO - Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry
ECA - Environmentally Critical Areas
EES - Environmental Effects Statement
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
ENRO - Environment and Natural Resources Office
EO - Executive Order
EPA - Environmental Protection Area
EPZ - Export Processing Zone
EWS - Early Warning System
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
FARMC - Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
FFL - Forests and Forestlands
FGD - Focus Group Discussion
FHSIS - Field Health Services Information System
FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
FLMP - Forest Land Management Agreement Program
FLUP - Forest Land Use Plan
FMB - Forest Management Bureau
FNRI - Food and Nutrition Training Institute
FO-D - Flood Overlay District
FSDZ - Fisheries Strategic Development Zones
GAM - Goals Achievement Matrix
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GHG - Greenhouse Gases
GIS - Geographic Information System
GNP - Gross National Product
GPS - Global Positioning System
GSO - General Services Officer
HDI - Human Development Index
HLURB - Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
HUCs - Highly Urbanized Cities
ICCs - Independent Component Cities
ICCs - Indigenous Cultural Communities
ICOMOS - International Committee on Monuments and Sites
ICP - Important Cultural Property
IEC - Information and Education Campaign
IFMS - Integrated Financial Management System
IKSP - Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices
Acronym - Means
IPAS - Integrated Protected Area System
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPMR - Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
IPRA - Indigenous Peoples Rights Act
IPs - Indigenous Peoples
IPS - Indigenous Political System
IRR - Implementing Rules and Regulations
ISFP - Integrated Social Forestry Program
JMC - Joint Memorandum Circular
LC - Land Classification
LC - Locational Clearance
LCE - Local Chief Executive
LDC - Local Development Council
LDIP - Local Development Investment Program
LDP - Local Development Plan
LFS - Labor Force Survey
LGC - Local Government Code
LGOO - Local Government Operations Officer
LGU - Local Government Unit
LMB - Land Management Bureau
LOI - Letter of Instruction
LSA - Land Suitability Assessment
LTO - Land Transportation Office
LZBA - Local Zoning Board of Appeals
LZRC - Local Zoning Review Committee
MAB - Man and biosphere areas
MAO - Municipal Agricultural Office
MARO - Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer
MDG - Millennium Development Goals
MENRO - Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office
MEO - Municipal Engineering Office
MGB - Mines and Geoscience Bureau
MHO - Municipal Health Office
MMC - Metro Manila Council
MMDA - Metro Manila Development Authority
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MPA - Marine Protected Areas
MPDO - Municipal Planning and Development Office
MTPDP - Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
MTPIP - Medium-Term Philippine Investment Plan
MTRDIP - Medium-Term Regional Development Investment Program
MZO - Model Zoning Ordinance
NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
NBC - National Building Code
NCCA - National Commission for Culture and the Arts
NCCAP - National Climate Change Action Plan
Acronym - Means
NCIP - National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
NDHS - National Demographic and Health Survey
NDRRMF - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework
NDRRMP - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority
NFPP - National Framework for Physical Planning
NFSCC - National Framework Strategy for Climate Change
NGAs - National Government Agency/ies
NGOs - Non-Government Organizations
NHCP - National Historical Commission of the Philippines
NIA - National Irrigation Administration
NIPAS - National Integrated Protected Areas System
NM - National Museum
NPAAAD - Network of Protected Agricultural and Agri-Industrial Areas for Development
NPFP - National Physical Framework Plan
NSO - National Statistics Office
NTFP - Non Timber Forest Products
NWRB - National Water Resources Board
OBO - Office of the Building Official
OCD - Office of Civil Defense
PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
PAMB - Protected Area Management Board
PAMP - Protected Area Management Plan
PARO - Provincial Agrarian Reform Office
PAWB - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
PBS - Planning and Budgeting System
PCA - Preservation and Conservation Area
PCDP - Provincial Comprehensive Development Plan
PCLUP - Provincial Comprehensive Land Use Plan
PCMRD - Philippine Council for Aquatic Marine Research and Development
PCRA - Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment
PCUP - Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
PD - Presidential Decree
PDIP - Provincial Development Investment Plan
PDP - Provincial Development Plan
PDRA - Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment
PENRO - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office
PES - Payment for Ecosystem Services
PESO - Public Employment Service Office
PHIVOLCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
PHS - Philippine Health Statistics
PLA - Participatory Learning and Action
PLPEM - Provincial/Local Planning and Expenditure Management
PLUC - Provincial Land Use Committee
PNOC - Philippine National Oil Company
PO - People’s Organization
Acronym - Means
POPDEV - Population and Development
PPFP - Provincial Physical Framework Plan
PPP - Public Private Partnerships
PRA - Participatory Rural Appraisal
PRA - Philippine Reclamation Authority
PRECUP - Philippine Registry of Cultural Property
PRRC - Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission
PTA - Philippine Tourism Authority
PUD - Planned Unit Development
R2R - Ridge-to-Reef
RA - Republic Act
RDIP - Regional Development Investment Plan
RDP - Regional Development Plan
RLUC - Regional Land Use Committee
ROO - Rehabilitate Own and Operate
ROT - Rehabilitate Operate and Transfer
RPFP - Regional Physical Framework Plan
RPT - Real Property Tax
SAFDZ - Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zones
SB - Sangguniang Bayan
SC - Steering Committee
SCBA - Social-Cost Benefit Analysis
SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely
SP - Sangguniang Panlalawigan/Panglunsod
SSS - Social Security System
SWDO - Social Welfare Development Office
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
TMP - Traffic Management Plan
TOP - Technique of Participation
TWG - Technical Working Group
UDHA - Urban Development and Housing Act
UNEP - United Nations Environmental Programme
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UP MSI - University of the Philippines—Marine Science Institute
URA - Urban Renewal/Redevelopment Area
WSMP - Watershed Management Plans
ZO - Zoning Ordinance