ABANSE

Abanse, Kababaihan ng Pilipinas (Advance, Women of the Philippines)

AKSYON

Citizens’ Action Party

APL

Alliance of Progressive Labor

AWARE

Alliance of Women for Action and Reconciliation

BFPA

Beijing Platform of Action

CAPWIP

Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics

CES

Career Executive Service

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agenda

CLD

Center for Legislative Development

COMELEC

Commission on Elections

DIWATA

Development Initiatives for Women’s Alternatives and Transformative Action

DSWP

Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines

EDSA

Epifanio de los Santos (name of the highway where the popular uprising that toppled down the Marcos regime took place)

FDC

Freedom from Debt Coalition

FFW

Federation of Free Workers

G-10

Group of Ten

GABRIELA

General Assembly Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership and Action

KABAPA

Katipunan ng Bagong Pilipina (Collective of New Filipinas)

KALAYAAN

Katipunan ng Kababaihan Para Sa Kalayaan (Women’s Collective for Freedom)

KATIPUNAN

Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Most Supreme, Most Respected Collective of the Nation’s Children)

LGC

Local Government Code

LGSP

Local Government Support Program

LGU

Local Government Unit

MAKALAYA

Manggagawang Kababaihang Mithi ay Paglaya (Women Workers For Freedom)

MAKIBAKA

Malayang Kilusan ng Bagong Kababaihan (Free Movement of New Women)

NCR

National Capital Region

NCRFW

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

NEDA

National Economic and Development Authority

NFL

National Federation of Labor

NGO

non-governmental organization

NOW

National Organization of Women

NPC

National Peace Conference

PAKISAMA

Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid (National Movement of Peasant Organizations)

PDSP

Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (Democratic Socialist Party of the Philippines)

PILIPINA

Kilusan ng Kababaihang Pilipina (Movement of Filipino Women)

PO

people’s organization

POWER

Political Orientation for Women Leaders

SARILAYA

Kasarian-Kalayaan (Gender Liberation)

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SIBOL

Sama-samang Inisyatiba Para sa Pagbabago ng Batas at Lipunan (Collective Initiative for the Transformation of Law and Society)

TUCP

Trade Union Congress of the Philippines

UKP

Ugnayan ng mga Kababaihan sa Pulitika (Women’s Political Caucus)

UNIDO

United Democratic Opposition

VOTE-WISE

Vote for Women’s Issues and Empowerment

WAND

Women’s Action Network for Development

WED-PRO

Women’s Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization

WID

Women in Development

WIN

Women in Nation-Building

WLB

Women’s Legal Bureau

WPI

Women in Politics Institute