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ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
Administrative Agencies and Boards exercising regulatory and quasi-judicial functions
Cite As
Bureau of Food and Drugs
BFAD
Bureau of Lands
BL
Central Board of Assessment Appeals
CBAA
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Civil Service Commission
CSC
Commission on Audit
COA
Commission on Elections
COMELEC
Commission on Higher Education
CHED
Commission on Human Rights
CHR
Department of Agriculture
DA
Department of Energy
DE
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR
Department of Finance
DOF
Department of Foreign Affairs
DFA
Department of Interior and Local Government
DILG
Department of Justice
DOJ
Department of Labor and Employment
DOLE
Department of National Defense
DND
Department of Public Works and Highways
DPWH
Department of Science and Technology
DOST
Employees Compensation Commission
ECC
Government Service Insurance System
GSIS
Housing Land Use Regulatory Board
HLURB
Laguna Lake Development Authority
LLDA
Land Registration Authority
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Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

Local Water Utilities Administration
Maritime Industry Authority
Merit Systems Board
Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System
Monetary Board
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
National Bureau of Investigation
National Conciliation and Mediation Board
National Economic Development Authority
National Food Authority
National Housing Authority
National Irrigation Administration
National Labor Relations Commission
National Library
National Telecommunications Commission
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of the Ombudsman
Office of Government Corporate Counsel
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coconut Authority
Philippine Export Zone Authority
Philippine National Railways
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Philippine Sports Commission
Philippine Veterans Administration
Professional Regulation Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security System
Laws
Republic Act
Batas Pambansa
Presidential Decree
Commonwealth Act
Act
Executive Issuances
Executive Order
Administrative Order
Letter of Instruction

LTFRB
LWUA
MARINA
MSB
MWSS
MB
MTRCB
NBI
NCMB
NEDA
NFA
NHA
NIA
NLRC
NL
NTC
OSG
OMBUDSMAN
OGCC
OWWA
PCG
PCA
PEZA
PNR
POEA
PSC
PVA
PRC
SEC
SSS

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R.A.
B.P.
P.D.
C.A.
Act

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Bills, Resolutions and Committee Reports

Senate or House Bill
Senate or House Resolution
Senate or House of Representatives Concurrent Resolutions
Senate or House or Representatives Joint Resolution
Senate or House Committee Reports
Resolution of both Houses when sitting together but voting separately

Philippine Reports
Philippine Reports
Supreme Court Reports Annotated
Supreme Court Advance Decisions
Court of Appeals Reports Annotated
NITAFANS Supreme Court Unpublished Decisions
Philippine Legal Periodicals
Title
Ateneo Law Journal
Baguio Colleges Foundation Law Journal
Commission on Audit Journal
Court Systems Journal
Diplomats Review
Far Eastern Law Review
Filipino Lawyer
Foreign Relations Journal
Foundation Law Review
Francisco College Law Journal
Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Philippines
Journal of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Judges Journal
Jurisprudence
Labor Review
Law Journal and Magazine of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Lawyers Review
Lyceum of the Philippines Law Review

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S. No.
H. No.
S. Res.
H. Res.
S. Con Res.
S. J. Res.
H. Rpt.
S. Rpt.
R.B.H.

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Phil.
SCRA
SCAD
CARA
SCUD

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ATENEO L.J.
B.C.F.L. J.
C.O.A.J.
Ct. Systems J.
DIPLOMATS REV.
FAR EAST. L. REV.
FILIPINO LAW
FOR. REL. J.
FOUNDATION L. REV.
FRANCISCO C.L.J.
J.C.C. PHIL.
J. INTEG. BAR PHIL.
JUDGES J.
JUR.
LAB. REV.
IBP L.J. & Mag.
LAW. REV.
LY. PHIL. L. REV.

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M.L.Q. University Law Quarterly

Mindanao Law Journal
Monthly Business & Tax Bulletin
PHILCONSA Journal
Philippine Journal of Industrial Relations
Philippine Journal of Librarians
Philippine Journal of Public Administration
Philippine Labor Relations Journal
Philippine Law Gazette
Philippine Law Journal
Philippine Law Report
Philippine Yearbook of International Law
Philippines Judicial Weekly
San Beda Law Journal
S.E.C. Bulletin
Silliman Law Journal
Studies on Philippine Labor
Tala Industrial Relations Bulletin
Tax Monthly
University of San Carlos Law Review
University of Santo Tomas Law Review
University of the East Law Journal
University of Manila Law Gazette
World Bulletin

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MINDANAO L.J.
MON. BUS & TAX
BULL
PHILCONSA J.
PHIL J. INDUS. REL.
P.J.L.L.
PHIL. J. PUB. ADM.
PHIL. LAB. REL. J.
PHIL. L. GAZ.
PHIL. L.J.
PHIL L. REP.
PHIL. YRBK. INTL. L.
PHIL. JUD. WEEK.
SAN BEDA L.J.
S.E.C. BULL.
SILLIMAN L.J.
STUD. PHIL. LAB.
TALA INDUS. REL.
BULL.
TAX MON.
U.S.C. L. REV.
U.S.T. L. REV.
U.E.L.J.
U.M. L. GAZ.
WORLD BULL.

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