Acronyms and initialisms are a relatively new linguistic phenomenon, having only become popular during the 20th century. As literacy rates rose, the practice of referring to words by their first letters became increasingly convenient. The first recorded use of the word initialism in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is in 1899, and the first for acronym is in 1943. The word acronym comes from Greek: ακρος, akro ...

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Initialism originally referred to abbreviations formed from initials, without reference to pronunciation, but during the middle portion of the twentieth century, when acronyms and initialisms saw more use than ever before, the word acronym was coined for abbreviations which are pronounced as a word, like "NATO" or "AIDS". The term initialism is now typically taken to refer to abbreviations which are pronounced by sounding out the name of each constituent letter (e.g. HTML). In general usage, the term acronym is co ...

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Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations such as NATO, laser, or DNA, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced based on this abbreviated written form. Of the two words, acronym is the much more frequently used and known, and many dictionaries, speakers and writers refer to all abbreviations formed from initial letters as acronyms. However, some still differentiate between acronyms and initialisms: an acronym was originally a pronounceable word formed from the initial ...

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CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Laguna. The region is composed of five provinces, namely: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. The region's name is an acronym of the names of these provinces. The region is located in southwestern Luzon, just south and west of Metro Manila and is the second most densely populated region. CALABARZON and MIMAROPA were previously combined together as Sou ...

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The longest acronym, according to the 1965 edition of Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations Dictionary, is ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC, a United States Navy term that stands for "Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command." The world's longest initialism, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT. The 56-letter initialism (54 in Cyrillic) is from the Concise Dictionary of Soviet Terminology and means "The ...

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Traditionally, abbreviations have been written using a fullstop/period to mark the part that was deleted. In the case of most acronyms and initialisms, each letter is its own abbreviation, and in theory should get its own fullstop/period. But this usage is becoming less common, as the presence of all-capital letters is sufficient to indicate the word is an abbreviation. Some influential style guides, such as that of the BBC, no longer require this. Larry Trask, American author of the Penguin Guide to Punctuation, states categorically ...

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Initialism originally referred to abbreviations formed from initials, without reference to pronunciation, but during the middle portion of the twentieth century, when acronyms and initialisms saw more use than ever before, the word acronym was coined for abbreviations which are pronounced as a word, like "NATO" or "AIDS". The term initialism is now typically taken to refer to abbreviations which are pronounced by sounding out the name of each constituent letter (e.g., HTML). In general usage, the term acronym is c ...

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As of 2002, the Philippines consists of 17 regions. The regions are geographically combined into the three island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Following is a list of the regions in their island groupings. To get overviews of the regions, see the respective articles on the island groups. The names of CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and SOCCSKSARGEN are capitalized because they are acronyms that stand for their component provinces or cities. Regions of the Philippines - Luzon. Ilocos Region (Reg ...

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In 1978 from his prison cell, he was even allowed to "take part" in the elections for Interim Batasang Pambansa (Parliament). Although his friends, former Senators Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga preferred "boycott", Aquino urged his supporters and allies "outside" to organize to run 21 candidates in Metro Manila. Thus his political party, dubbed "Lakas ng Bayan" (People's Power), was born, with a fighting acronym that was more than appropriate: "LABAN" (Fight). Ninoy was allowed one television "interview" on "Face the Nation" (hosted ...

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The regional languages Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Waray-Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Kinaray-a, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug are the auxiliary official languages in their respective regions. The Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital. It lies 1,210 km (750 mi) away from mainland Asia and consists of 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago. It is also ...

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Archeological and paleontological evidence prove that Homo sapiens existed in Palawan probably about 50,000 years ago. These inhabitants are called the Tabon Man. During the Iron Age, Austronesian-speaking migrants settled in the country from South China and Taiwan via land bridges. Soon after, Ethnic Chinese merchants arrived in the 8th century. Ferdinand Magellan first set foot in the archipelago in 1521. After establishing friendly relations with some local chieftains and converting them to Christianity, Magellan got ...

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Archeological and paleontological evidence prove that Homo sapiens existed in Palawan probably about 50,000 years ago. These inhabitants are called the Tabon Man. During the Iron Age, Austronesian-speaking migrants settled in the country from South China and Taiwan via land bridges. Soon after, Ethnic Chinese merchants arrived in the 8th century. Ferdinand Magellan first set foot in the archipelago in 1521. After establishing friendly relations with some local chieftains and converting them to Christianity, Magellan got ...

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See also List of Filipinos. Chinese Filipino Japanese Filipino Filipino Americans * Filipino Canadians * Andres Bonifacio Antonio Fortich Apolinario Mabini Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. * ** Arturo Tolentino Benigno Aquino Benigno Aquino Jr. Benigno Aquino III Blas Ople Camilo Osias Carlos P. Garcia Carlos P. Romulo Claro M. Recto Corazon Aquino Datu Sikatuna < ...

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Archeological and paleontological evidence, prove that Homo sapiens existed in Palawan probably about 50,000 years ago. These inhabitants are called the Tabon Man. During the Iron Age, Austronesian-speaking migrants settled in the country from South China and Taiwan via land bridges. Soon after, Ethnic Chinese merchants arrived in the 8th century. Ferdinand Magellan first set foot in the archipelago in 1521. After establishing friendly relations with some local chieftains and converting them to Christianity, Magellan got ...

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More than 170 languages are spoken; almost all of them belong to the Western Malayo-Polynesian language group of the Austronesian language family. According to the 1987 Constitution, Tagalog-based Filipino and English are the official languages. There are 12 major native regional languages and are the auxiliary languages of their respective regions, each with over one million speakers: Tagalog, Cebuano, ...

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The Philippines is the world's twelfth most populous country, with a population of 86,241,697 as of 2005. Roughly two-thirds reside in the island of Luzon. Manila, the capital, is the eleventh most populous metropolitan area in the world. The educational system is efficient and based on the United States curriculum. The literacy rate is 95.9%, about equal for males and females. Life expectancy is 69.29 years, with 72.28 years for females and 66.44 years for males. Population growth per year is about 1.92%, with 26.3 births per 1000 people. I ...

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The Philippines is officially classified as a developing country, although it is somewhat occasionally looked upon as a newly industrialised country because of its booming economy. Although agricultural in nature, light industry and services have made great inroads into the country. The Philippines has a nominal GDP of 86,429, and ranked 46th out of 184 countries and 15th among Asian countries. The country, often called the New Tiger of Asia, experienced slow economic growth during the height of the Asian financial crisis of 1998. Thi ...

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The Philippines is divided into a hierarchy of local government units (LGUs) with the province as the primary unit. There are 79 provinces in the country. Provinces are further subdivided into cities and municipalities, which are in turn composed of barangays. The barangay is the smallest local government unit. The Philippines is divided into 17 regions with all provinces grouped into one of 16 regions for administrative convenience. The National Capital Region however, is divided into four special districts. Most government of ...

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The Philippines is the fourth largest Roman Catholic country, the thirteenth largest Protestant country, the fortieth largest Islamic country, the seventh largest Hindu country, and the seventeenth largest Buddhist country. About 92% of all Filipinos are Christians: 83% belong to the Roman Catholic Church while the other 9% belong to various Protestant denominations. Although Christianity ...

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