Crab Mentality and Ways To Cope

The phrase crab mentality is one that many of us are familiar with, or have fallen victim too. It is a mental mindset that best describes individuals who possess a selfish, short-sighted way of seeing the world.

It’s basically saying, “If I can’t have it, neither should you.” Normally, it is not a compliment to an individual’s character or personality if they are referred to having a crab mentality; it is actually something that a lot of us would see as being an insult.

The phrase derived from what occurs when you place several crabs in one container. If one crab attempts to escape a bucket of live crabs, the other crabs will attempt to pull it back down, rather than allowing the crab whom is trying to escape  to gain its freedom.

The process, if you ever get the chance to watch at times seems underhanded, because the crabs at the bottom of the container will allow the one crab to get almost to the top and getting a sight of its freedom, before snagging it back down; just to start the process all over again.

The crabs are oblivious to the fact that eventually they all will meet their fate and that not even one of them would ever see or feel freedom ever again; which I imagine is of no concern to them.

When a person is said to have a crab mentality, it simply means they are unwilling to allow someone else to escape a situation, are plagued with jealousy and envy, or possess the need to stop the successful progress of another.
In the mental mindset of someone who has a crab mentality, their train of thought is to sabotage another persons plan for attempting to leave a life that may not have rendered the other individual any good whatsoever. That is simply of no concern to the crabbily individuals.

Instead of using their resources or simple encouragement to help advance other’s; they would rather not lend any support at all.

Sometimes even going as far as to trying to break the person spirit or means of advancement altogether, by talking negatively about the person or insulting the individual’s self-worth.  They ever go through the extremes of criticizing any attempts one might have towards self-betterment.

There is no age cap on this type of mentality; it’s in every gender, and every race, and in every social standing. It’s found in our jobs, our schools, our homes, and yes even in the blog world. I have found that a lot of times, those who are guilty of the mentality, deny that they even have it at all.

It’s the inability to be happy for someone else that is taking the necessary steps to move forward; instead, that person is classified as, “trying to be better”, “trying to be like someone else”, or “trying to be something that they are not.” It never registers to the crab mentality holder that the person, maybe just wants to better themselves.
So below I’ve come up with some easy fixes to cope with those who possess such foolishness.

Ways to Cope with Crab Mentality

When handling a person that has a crab mentality you must first see them for who they really are. And, you’ll be able to pinpoint them easily; they truly can’t help exposing themselves.

You tell them a dream that you have or a goal that you’re trying to reach; and they tear it into little bitty pieces, as though your dreams was paper and they were paper shredders.

After you know the truth about these individuals and have placed them in the category of having a “crab mentality”, you then should protect your dreams and goals from these individuals.

They can’t tear up, what they don’t know about, right?

Place those gems (your dreams and goals) only in people who believe you can achieve what you’re setting out to do. They will in turn give you insight, encouragement, and inspiration to reach those things you wish to obtain.

After you have categorized these individuals you should then steer clear of them…. all of them!
Not forever if that’s not what you’re able to do, but for as long as you can until your gems take shape and you’re able to be around them without them influencing your progress.

Lastly, keep your eyes open and avoid having the mentality yourself. Since no one is exempt from practicing this selfish behavior, you should look for the first sign of you possessing the trait and eliminate it immediately.

By supporting someone else’s dream or helping them to reach their goal, you may just find that you have actually helped yourself to get little bit closer to reaching your own.

Let’s discuss now, shall we? 

Have you ever had to deal with someone who possessed a crab mentality? 

How did you handle the individual? 

What advice would you give to other’s who may have found themselves surrounded by individuals who see their personal growth as trying to be better?






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October is Filipino Heritage Month - Who are the Filipino Americans?

October is Filipino Heritage Month - Who are the Filipino Americans?

Filipino Americans are immigrants to the United States from one of the 7,107 islands and islets that form the archipelago of the Philippines, and their U.S.-born descendants. In the United States, Filipinos are categorized as Asian Americans. This official category is used to refer to people who can trace their ancestry to the peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian sub-continent. However, Filipinos are unique within the Asian groups given the strong Spanish influence in their culture in addition to Chinese and Malaysian influences.

 The Philippine Islands were under Spanish colonial rule from 1565 through 1898. In 1564 Miguel López de Legazpi, acting on behalf of King Philip II of Spain, set off on an expedition to colonize and Christianize the archipelago. He landed in Cebu in 1565, and during the next seven years transformed the Philippines into a Spanish colony and the only Christian nation in Asia. About one hundred years before the arrival of the Spaniards, the religious traditions of Filipinos had been strongly influenced by Muhammadans, also known as Moors or Moros. In fact, even after the Spaniards' arrival, conversion to Christianity was not uniform; the Moors in the southern Philippines successfully resisted Spanish influence for three centuries.


American Control of the Philippines

The Philippines and the United Stated have had a long-lasting, intertwined political history. At the close of the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States paid Spain $20 million at the close of the Treaty of Paris, wherein Spain relinquished claims on the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Initially, U.S. military forces controlled only Manila and surrounding geographic areas. Early in 1899, the Philippine-American War began as the United States tried to gain greater control of the archipelago, whose inhabitants had already fought for and declared a Philippine Republic headed by Emilio Aguinaldo. The war ended in 1902. President Theodore Roosevelt's peace proclamation applied to all except the "country inhabited by the Moro tribes," located in the southern lands of the archipelago. Some scholars contend that the Philippine-American War extended unofficially until 1912 or 1913. On 4 July 1946, the United States granted independence to the Philippines, marking the formation of the second Philippine Republic. However, Filipinos and Filipino Americans celebrate Independence Day on 12 June, the date when the Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898.

There have been four identified waves of Filipino migration to the United States, each marked by a particular sociopolitical context that has shaped both Filipino and American history. The beginning of the first wave was in 1763, although Filipino migration to the United States has been documented as early as 1587, when so-called Luzon Indians landed in Morro Bay, California. The Indians were crewmembers of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Buena Esperanza. These early travels by the Luzon are not surprising given that their lands were among the first colonized by Spaniards in the 1560s.

Filipino Migration

In the first wave of Filipino migration, Filipino seamen (Manilamen) in Acapulco crossed the Gulf of Mexico to Barataria Bay in Louisiana in 1763. They established a series of Philippine-style fishing villages and pioneered the dried shrimp industry in America. In 1781, Antonio Miranda Rodríguez, a Filipino, and his eleven-year-old daughter were sent by the Spanish government from Mexico to settle the Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula, later known as the city of Los Angeles. The second wave of migration to America occurred between 1906 and 1935, after the United States had gained control of the islands. It brought students, scholars (pensianados), and workers. More than 125,000 Filipinos migrated to Hawaii to work on Hawaiian sugarcane plantations. The Filipino presence in Hawaii continues to be significant. In 1994, Ben Cayetano, Hawaii's fifth governor and the first of Filipino heritage, took office; he was reelected in 1998. Some Filipinos in the second wave of immigration went to labor in the farms of California and canneries of Alaska. This led to the prominent participation of Filipinos in the United Farm Workers, most famous for its 1965 Delano, California, grape strike.

The third and fourth waves of migration follow each other very closely. The third wave began with the end of World War II (1939–1945) and lasted through 1965. These immigrants traveled to the United States mostly to join the U.S. Navy as noncitizens. The fourth wave of migration came with the passage in 1965 of the Immigration and Nationality Act that removed the 1924 national origins quota system. This wave of migration has been characterized as the "brain drain" wave because of the high numbers of Filipino professionals moving to the United States.

Filipinos As a Component of the U.S. Population

Filipino Americans make up 2.4 million of the 11.9 million Asian Americans in the United States. They are the second largest Asian subgroup in America, closely trailing the 2.7 million Chinese Americans in the country. Filipinos provided the largest number of immigrants from any Asian group between 1981 and 1998, bringing over 927,000 new immigrants to the United States during this seventeen-year span. The majority of these immigrants settled in California (47 percent of all immigrants from the Philippines settled there in 1998). In 1999, of the 1.5 million foreign born Filipinos living in the United States, over 61 percent were naturalized citizens. Although the information is scant, available vital and health statistics for Filipino Americans compare favorably to those for other ethnic minorities in America. In 1998, 6.2 percent of births to Filipinas were to teen mothers, 19.7 percent were to unwed mothers (a far second place among Asian Americans to Hawaii's 51.1 percent), 84.2 percent of Filipino American mothers began prenatal care in the first trimester, and 8.2 percent of their children were born in the low birth weight category. These numbers are not surprising, given that the Philippine nation of over 74 million people has similarly low rates of children born to teen mothers (3.9 percent) and born at low birth weight (9 percent) along with high rates of immunization, with anywhere between 71 percent and 91 percent of children immunized for various illnesses. Filipino Americans have higher than national average rates of participation in the workforce, high school graduation, and college graduation. Even though Filipino Americans have over twice the national proportion of three or more household members participating in the workforce, their per capita income is slightly below the national average, although they have below national average poverty rates. Filipino Americans are most notably visible in Hawaii, Alaska, California, and Nevada.

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Bibliography

Bautista, Veltisezar. The Filipino Americans (1763–Present): Their History, Culture, and Traditions. 2d ed. Naperville, Ill.: Book-haus, 2002.

Scharlin, Craig, and Lila V. Villanueva. Philip Vera Cruz: A Personal History of Filipino Immigrants and the Farm Workers Movement. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2000.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. "The Asian Population: 2000." Available from http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-16.pdf

PINOY TRIVIA: Why do so many Filipino women (and men) carry "Maria" in their names?

PINOY TRIVIA: Why do so many Filipino women (and men) carry "Maria" in their names?

Many Filipinos carry Maria in their names dates back to Spanish times when parishes would refuse to baptize a child unless the parents chosen name included the allusion to the Virgin Mary/Sta Maria. The practice persist to this day, but on a far less pervasive scale.

Did you know that Arnis, also known as kali, escrima, baston, etc. is a complete martial art system, encompassing weapons training and empty-hand self-defense is part of the Pinoy Culture.?

Did you know that "Arnis", also known as kali, escrima, baston, etc. is a complete martial art system, encompassing weapons training and empty-hand self-defense is part of the Philippine Culture.?

Arnis includes training in single stick techniques (solo baston), double stick techniques (doble baston), stick and knife or dagger techniques (espada y daga) and knife techniques (daga).

Some styles may include staff and spear (sibat) training in their curriculum.

Others will include the practice of medium to long bladed weapons (bolo) in their repertoire.

Many styles have some form of empty hand combat, encompassing striking, kicking, locking, throwing and even choking methods.

These are usually taught when the practitioner has demonstrated a reasonable degree of proficiency with the weapons of his style of arnis.

Different arnis styles, from different parts of the country, may emphasize different areas of the training methods noted above.

The term arnis is believed to be a Tagalog corruption of the Spanish term arnes, or harness, a reference to the decorations worn by the early Filipinos.

Kali is another term used to refer to the same kind of martial arts. Different provinces may have different names for arnis, such as baston and kaliradman (Ilonggo, Bisaya), pagkalikali (Ibanag) and kalirongan (Pangasinan).

These are only a few examples of the terms already recorded in different sources.

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PINOY TRIVIA: When and who introduced the English language in the Philippines ? If you thought it was America, like I did, you would be wrong.

PINOY TRIVIA: When and who introduced the English language in the Philippines ?  If you thought it was America, like I did, you would be wrong.
 
The Philippines is the world's 3rd largest English-speaking nation, next to the USA and the UK.

Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.

A British conquest of the Spanish Philippines occurred between 1762 and 1764, although the only part of the Philippines which the British actually occupied was the Spanish colonial capital Manila and the nearby principal port, Cavite, both on Manila Bay.

On 24 September 1762, the small but technically proficient force of British Army regulars and British East India Company soldiers, supported by the ships and men of the East Indies Squadron of the British Royal Navy, sailed into Manila Bay from Madras. The expedition, led by Brigadier General William Draper and Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish, captured Manila, "the greatest Spanish fortress in the western Pacific", and attempted to establish free trade with China.

On 2 November 1762, Dawsonne Drake of the British East India Company assumed gubernatorial office as the British governor of Manila. He was assisted by a council of four, consisting of John L. Smith, Claud Russel, Henry Brooke and Samuel Johnson.

British author Nicholas Tracy writes that the British only ever continuously controlled Manila and nearby Cavite. But Manila was the capital, and key, to the Spanish Philippines, and the British accepted the written surrender of the Spanish government in the Philippines from Archbishop Rojo and the Real Audiencia on 30 October 1762.

The isolated British presence in the Philippines was precarious and attempts to extend their rule outside of Manila and Cavite were unsuccessful, with only a few areas briefly coming under their authority or influence. The Seven Years War was ended by the Treaty of Paris (1763) signed on 10 February 1763. The British ended their rule by embarking from Manila and Cavite in the first week of April 1764, and sailing out of Manila Bay for Batavia, India, and England.

Hmmm When I say "Eat-all-you-can" what sorts of feelings does this conjure up for you?

Hmmm When I say "Eat-all-you-can"  what sorts of feelings does this conjure up for you?  What do you think of when you hear this familiar term?   Do you get hungry like I do?   Did you all of the sudden get hungry just with the thought of this?  :-))) 

If you are not familiar with the term I shall explain. 

In the Philippines buffet restaurants are called "Eat-all-you-can" restaurants.

Eat-all-you-can restaurants are popular among barkadas (a Filipino term meaning a group of friends) and families who are looking for a food adventure.  These are great for people who like to eat a lot, like lots of variety, don't like to dress up, and they will be popular with the kids, too.

Like buffet restaurants, in the USA, "Eat-all-you-can" restaurants are made up of long tables filled with salads, soup, rice, Pinoy dishes, Chinese foods and several other kinds of dishes, fruits and desserts.

So the next time you are feeling hunger pangs and not sure what you feel like eating visit an "Eat-all-you-can" restaurant and have your choice of foods and deserts.


Maybe Lucy and I will see you at one of them.  :-)))

A Useful List of Acronyms and Abbreviations in the Philippines

A Useful List of Acronyms and Abbreviations in the Philippines

CATEGORY #1:  Geography


Geography

Geography is one area prone to acronyms. Many times, when a group of places is formed, instead of coining a descriptive term for the group, an acronym that stands for the individual places is created.

An example outside the Philippines is Benelux, which stands for the countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

A premiere example in the Philippines is Luzviminda. This is an acronym that stands for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, the three island groupings of the country. Luzviminda is actually used as a name for many Filipino women.

Another example in the Philippines is the region CALABARZON. This is a region consisting of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.

CALABARZON was split off from the former Southern Tagalog region in 2002. The region containing the remaining provinces in Southern Tagalog is also named as an acronym, MIMAROPA, which stands for the provinces of Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental), Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.

A last example is CAMANAVA, which stands for Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas, and Valenzuela City—all of which are located in Metro Manila.


    APEC - Asia-Pacific Economical Cooperation

    Namfrel - National Movement For Free Election

    BEI's - Board of Election Inspectors

    PPCRV - Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting

    CVC - Civil Service Commission

    DOH - Department Of Health

    BUDA - Bukidnon-Davao

    CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region

    CALABARZON - Region; Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

    CAMANAVA - Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas, Valenzuela City (Northwestern Metro Manila)

    ComVal - Compostela Valley, province

    EDSA - Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, major circumferential road (C-4) in Metro Manila

    GenSan - General Santos City

    GK - Gawad Kalinga, which is Building Communities to End Poverty   

    IC - Iligan City

    IGaCoS - Island Garden City of Samal

    LP* - Las Piñas City

    Luzviminda - Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

    MIMAROPA - Region; Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan

    MisOr - Misamis Oriental

    MUNTIPARLAS - Muntinlupa City, Parañaque City, Las Piñas City (southern Metro Manila)

    MUNTAPAT - Muntinlupa City, Taguig, Pateros (southeastern Metro Manila)

    NCR - National Capital Region (Metro Manila)

    NegOcc - Negros Occidental, province

    NegOr - Negros Oriental, province

    SOCCSKSARGEN - Region; South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos City

    VisMin - Visayas, Mindanao

    CDO - Cagayan De Oro, Mindanao


CATEGORY #2:   Government Organizations/Institutions


    ACPC - Agricultural Credit Policy Council

    ADP - Agricultural Development Project

    AFC - Agriculture and Fishery Council

    ANGOC - Asian Nongovernmental Organizations Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

    ARBs - Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries

    ARPCSS - Agrarian Reform Provincial Committee for Support Service

    ARRD - Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

    ARTs - Agrarian Reform Technicians

    ASDAR - Association of Social Development Agencies

    BAEX - Bureau of Agricultural Extension

    BARBD - Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development

    BARCs - Barangay Agrarian Reform Councils

    BARIE - Bureau of Agrarian Information and Education

    BFAR** - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

    BFAR-NIFTDC** - BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries and Technology Development Center

    BI** - Bureau of Immigration

    BIR** - Bureau of Internal Revenue

    CARE - Coastal Area Resource and Enterprise

    CARP - Comprehensive Agrarian

    CCPAP - Coordinating Committee on the Philippine Assistance Program

    CENRO - Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer

    CHED** - Commission on Higher Education

    CIPS - Community Information and Planning Systems

    CLOAs - Certificate of Land Ownership Awards

    COs - Community Organizers

    COA** - Commission on Audit

    COMELEC** - Commission on Elections

    CPAR - Congress for a People’s Congress Reform

    CRTD - Center for Rural Technology Development

    CUs - Colleges and Universities

    CUP - Cooperative Union of the Philippines

    DA - Department of Agriculture

    DAP - Development Academy of the Philippines

    DAR - Department of Agrarian Reform

    DARAB - Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudicatory Board

    DBM - Department of Budget and Management

    DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources

    DFA - Department of Foreign Affairs

    DOH - Department of Health

    DECS** - Department of Education, Culture and Sports (defunct)

    DepEd** - Department of Education

    DOLE** - Department of Labor and Employment

    DOST** - Department of Science and Technology

    DOST-SEI - DOST-Science Education Institute

    DOST-TAPI - DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute

    DOT  = Dept Of Tourism (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    DSF - Department of Social Forestry

    DTI - Department of Trade and Industry

    ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

    ESDF - Eastern Samar Development Foundation, Inc.

    FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization

    FCDEP - Farmers Cooperative Development Exchange Program

    FEP - Farmer Exchange Program

    FSDC - Farm System Development Corporation

    GO - Government

    HARIBON - Haribon Foundation for Conservation of Natural Resources

    IAS - Inter-Agency Secretariat

    IDP - Institutional Development Project

    IESAM - Institute of Environmental Science and Management

    IGP - Income Generating Project

    ILO - International Labour Organization

    IPC - Institute of Philippine Culture

    IRF - Integrated Rural Financing

    ISFP - Integrated Social Forestry Program

    JC - Joint Committee

    LEAD - Livelihood Enhancement for Agricultural Development

    LGUs - Local Government Units

    LIS - Local Implementing Structures

    LTO = Land Transportation Office (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    MAFC - Municipal Agricultural and Fisheries Council

    MAP - Management Association of the Philippines

    MAROs - Municipal Agrarian Reform Officers

    MASS-SPECC - Mindanao Alliance of Self-Help Societies, Inc.-Southern Philippines Educational Cooperative Center

    MDC - Mindanao Development Center

    MINCARRD - Mindanao Center for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development and Rural Development

    MTAP - Management Training and Assistance Program

    MTPDP - Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan

    NACFAR - Nationwide Coalition of Fisherfolks for Aquatic Reform

    NAFC - National Agricultural and Fishery Council

    NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

    NAPOCOR - National Power Corporation

    NEDA** - National Economic and Development Authority

    NFRDI** - National Fisheries Research Development Institute

    NGO - Nongovernment Organization

    NIA - National Irrigation Authority

    NMC - National Management Committee

    NROs - NEDA Regional Offices

    OD - Outreach Desk

    ODA - Official Development Assistance

    ODISCO - Organic, Diversified, Integrated, Scientific Cooperative

    OLT - Operation Land Transfer

    OTRADEV - Organization for Training Research and Development Foundation, Inc

    PACAP - Philippine Australian Community Assistance Program

    PAFC - Provincial Agricultural and Fisheries Council

    PAFID - Philippine Association for Intercultural Development

    PAGASA** - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

    PAKISAMA - Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka

    PAOCTF** - Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force

    PARC - Presidential Agrarian Reform Council

    PARCCOM - Provincial Agrarian Reform Committee

    PARCODE - People’s Agrarian Reform Code

    PARD - Presidential Adviser on Rural Development

    PBSP - Philippine Business for Social Progress

    PCO - Project Coordinating Office

    PDAP - Philippine Development Assistance Program

    PDC - Provincial Development Council

    PENRO - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer

    PHILDHRRA - Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas  

    Phivolcs - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

    PLFI - People’s Livelihood Foundation, Inc.

    PMC - Provincial Management Committee

    PMEB - Pre-Membership Education Seminar

    PMS - Presidential Management Staff

    PMS - Project Management Service

    PNP = Philippine National Police (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    PNPHP = PNP Highway Patrol (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    PO - People’s Organization

    PPO - Planning and Policy Office

    PROCESS - Participatory Research, Organization of Communities, and Education Towards Struggle for Self-Reliance

    PSALM** - Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation

    RAFC - Regional Agricultural and Fisheries Council

    RDC - Regional Development Council

    SDC - Social Development Committee

    SDMI - Social Development Management Institute

    SDS - Social Development Staff

    SFO - Small Farmers Organization

    SIART - Summer Institute on Agrarian Reform

    SOPs - Standard Operating Procedures

    SSO - Support Services Office

    TAC - TRIPARRD Advisory Committee

    TC - Technical Committee 

    TCP - Technical Cooperation Project

    TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

    TMO = Traffic Management Office(r) (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    TRIPARRD - Tripartite Partnership for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

    UDWG - Upland Development Working Group

    UNAC - Upland NGO Assistance Committee

    UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

    VICTO - Visayas Cooperative Development Center, Inc.

    VOS - Voluntary Offer to Sell

    WCARRD - World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

    WESM - Wholesale Electricity Spot Market

    WWF - World Wildlife Fund


CATEGORY #3:   Political Parties


    BAYAN - Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance)

    KAMPI - Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino

    Lakas-CMD** - Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats

    LAMMP - Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses)

    PROMDI - Probinsya Muna Development Initiative

    STAND-UP - Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP

    UNIDO - United Nationalist Democratic Organization

    TNB - Tupa NG Betlahem



CATEGORY #4:   Companies and Commerce

    CAPECO - CApiz Electric COmpany, (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    CEBECO = Cebu Electric Cooperative.  (Submitted by Bubblez McArdle)

    CEPALCO - Cagayan Electric Power & Light Company

    GEM TV** - TV media company; stands for Global Expansion Media

    iBank - International Exchange Bank

    Meralco - Manila Electric Railway Company

    NAPOCOR - National Power Corporation

    NOCECO - Negros OCcidental Electric COmpany; (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    NORECO - Negros ORiental Electric COmpany; (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    PAL - Philippine Airlines

    PBCom** - Philippine Bank of Communications

    PENELCO -  Peninsula Electric Cooperative (electric utility in Bataan Peninsula) (Submitted by Jonathan Magalong)

    Piltel - Pilipino Telephone

    Philtranco - Philippine Transportation Corporation

    PLDT - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

    PSBank** - Philippine Savings Bank

    VECO - Visayan Electric Company

  CATEGORY #5:   Educational institutions

    ADC -Academia de Davao College

    AMACU - AMA Computer University

    FEU-FERN - Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation

    CalSci** - Caloocan City Science High School

    MandSci* - Mandaluyong Science High School

    MariSci* - Marikina Science High School

    MaSci** - Manila Science High School

    MakSci** - Makati Science High School

    NAST - National Academy of Science and Technology

    NOCSU = Negros Occidental State University (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    NORSU = Negros Oriental State University (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    ParSci** - Parañaque Science High School

    PhilSci** - Philippine Science High School

    RCC** - [[Republic Central Colleges] ]

    Quesci** - Quezon City Science High School

    SIC** - Santa Isabel College

    SIMAN = Silliman University (Submitted by Rick Wright)

    UP** - University of the Philippines

    UPLB - University of the Philippines at Los Baños

    U.P. - University of the Philippines

    XU** - Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

    TUP** -  Technological University of the Philippines

    PASCIE - Pasay City Science High School

    PUP - Polytechnic University of the Philippines

    MONSAY - Ramon Magsaysay High School

    SCS - Spring Christian School

    MUNSCI - Muntinlupa Science High School

    PLM - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

    PLMUN - Pamantasan Lungsod ng Muntinlupa

    LPU - Lyceum of the Philippines University

    CvSU - Cavite State University

    AmBriMed -American British Medical Skills Institution

    SPCF -Systems Plus College Foundation

    JCPRI - John Clark P. Reyes Institute

    RYAC - Rolex Y. Alejandre Corporation

    EJYSU - Emil John y. Sunga University

    CATEGORY #6: Registered Charitable Organizations:


 GWG - Give With Grace Charitable Organization, Inc.(Submitted by Wondrous Paradise)


CATEGORY #7:  Miscellaneous


    NAMFREL - National Movement for Free Elections

    HUKBALAHAP - Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (People's Army Against the Japanese)

    MILF - Moro Islamic Liberation Front

    BLISS - Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Service

    PCAC - Presidents Action Committee on Axial Currents

    RAM - Reform the AFP Movement (Tagalog) - Rebolusyong Aksyong Makabayan

    MOA - Mall of Asia



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What are Acronyms ?

 Acronyms are phrases or words that have been shortened to initial letters and that, when spoken aloud, are pronounced as a word, rather than as individual letters: as in the following examples:



AWOL (AY-wahl). Absent Without Official Leave.
CAT scan. Computerized Axial Tomography.
Scuba [first initial capitalization only]. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
SWAT. Special Weapons And Tactics.

What are Abbreviations ?

  Abbreviations are phrases or words that have been shortened to their initial letters and that, when spoken aloud, are pronounced as individual letters as in the following examples:


  
NYPD. New York Police Department.
OTC. Over The Counter.

So, when is an “acronym” not an acronym?

When someone is using it as a misnomer for “abbreviation.”.

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IF THERE ARE ANY ACRONYMS MISSING FROM THIS LIST

DID I MISS ANY?  IF SO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE ACRONYM,
WHAT CATEGORY IT BELONGS IN ON THIS LIST AND WHAT THE
ACRONYM MEANS AND I WILL ADD IT.

Salamat,
Dr. Dave

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