LIST OF
ACRONYMS
AFP
Armed Forces of the Philippines
IDP
Internally Displaced People
ARMM
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
IP
Indigenous Peoples
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
IUD
Intra-uterine Device
AVP
Audio-visual presentation
BHW
Barangay Health Worker
LGBTI /
LBT
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Intersex / Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
BJMP
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
LGU
Local Government Unit
BPO
Barangay Protection Order
MAREIS
Martus-based Executive Information System
CADB
Comprehensive Anti-discrmination Bill
MCW
Magna Carta of Women
CAR
Cordillera Administrative Region
NCR
National Capital Region
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women
NDRRMC
National Disaster Risk Reducation and
Management Council
ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights
NGA
National Government Agency
NHRI
National Human Rights Institution
CHED
Commission on Higher Education
OWWA
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
CHR
Commission on Human Rights
PCW
Philippine Commission on Women
CODI
Committee on Decorum and Investigation
PDEA
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
CSC
Civil Service Commission
PNP
Philippine National Police
CSO
Civil Society Organization
POPCOM
Population Commission
DENR
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
PRO
PNP Regional Office
DepEd
Department of Education
PWD
Prerson with Disability
DILG
Department of Interior and Local Government
QC
Quezon City
DOH
Department of Health
RA
Republic Act
DSWD
Department of Social Welfare and Development
RH
Reproductive Health
EJK
Extra-judicial Killing
RPRH
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health
EO
Executive Order
SC
Supreme Court
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
SDG
Sustainable Development Goals
FGD
Focus Group Discussion
SDPO
Strategic and Development Planning Office
GAD
Gender and Development
SH
Sexual Harassment
GBV
Gender-based Violence
SOCO
Scene of the Crime Operatives
GEWHRC
Gender Equality and Women's Human Rights
Center
SOGIE
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and
Expression
GFPS
Gender Focal Point System
SRVAW
GOCC
Government-owned and Controlled
Corporations
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against
Women
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
GR
General Recommendation
TRO
Temporary Restraining Order
HIV and
AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome
TWG
Technical Working Group
HRC
Human Rights Council
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
HRV
Human Rights Violation
UPR
Universal Periodic Review
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
VAWC
Violence Against Women and their Children
IDAHOT
International Day Against Homophobia and
Transphobia
WCPU /
WCPD
Women and Children Police Unit / Women and
Children Police Desk
WEDC
Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances