Here’s the list of Philippine government agencies and their abbreviations.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – Here’s a list of these agencies that maintain the orderliness of the country and their abbreviations.
These agencies play crucial roles in terms of maintaining order in the country, delivering public services, and moving forward to development. There are agencies for law and order, economic development, social services and welfare, education, culture, infrastructure, transportation, environmental and natural resources, disaster management, health and public safety, foreign relations, agriculture, and food safety.
Here are the Philippine government agencies with their abbreviations:
| 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 |
| CARE | Coastal Area Resource and Enterprise |
| CARP | Comprehensive Agrarian |
| CCPAP | Coordinating Committee on the Philippine Assistance Program |
| CENRO | Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer |
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency |
| CIPS | Community Information and Planning Systems |
| CLOAs | Certificate of Land Ownership Awards |
| COs | Community Organizers |
| COA | Commission on Audit |
| 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 |
| DCAP | Dutch CARP Assistance Programme |
| DENR | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
| DFA | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| DOH | Department of Health |
| DOLE | Department of Labor and Employment |
| DOST | Department of Science and Technology |
| DPWH | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| DRDAP | Dutch Rural Development Assistance Programme |
| 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 |
| 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 Resources Information Authority |
| NATCCO | National Confederation of Cooperative, Inc. |
| NEDA | National Economic and Development Authority |
| 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 |
| PAKISAMA | Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka |
| 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 |
| PLFI | People’s Livelihood Foundation, Inc. |
| PMC | Provincial Management Committee |
| PMEB | Pre-Membership Education Seminar |
| PMS | Presidential Management Staff |
| PMS | Project Management Service |
| PO | People’s Organization |
| PPO | Planning and Policy Office |
| PROCESS | Participatory Research, Organization of Communities, and Education Towards Struggle for Self-Reliance |
| PVO | Private Volunteer Organization |
| 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 |
| TRIPARRD | Tripartite Partnership for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
| UDWG | Upland Development Working Group |
| UNAC | Upland NGO Assistance Committee |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UPLB | University of the Philippines at Los Baños |
| USAID | United Slates Agency for International Development |
| VICTO | Visayas Cooperative Development Center, Inc. |
| VOS | Voluntary Offer to Sell |
| WCARRD | World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |