GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS
TALASALITAAN NG KATAGA, PA-IGSI AT AKRONIMS
Foreword:
This is a compilation of terms, abbreviations and acronyms usually found in SikapBundok reports and communications, particularly SMS communications. Many are borrowed or copied from military or airline usage. Some are unique to the club.
Acronyms derived from the first letters of the base words are usually in all-capitals.
Abbreviations of place names are in all-capitals. Whenever available, airline abbreviations are used (e.g. MNL instead of Mla for Manila, the capital of the Philippines).
When used in letters, e-mails and circulars and similar documents, abbreviated words are used with the traditional period as required. In SMS messages the period is dispensed with since its presence automatically capitalizes the letter that follows.
Text-spelling, specially Pinoy style text-spelling (taglish na, text-spelled pa) is avoided in club communications.
AI | Assistant Instructor (see KTTu) | |
Acct/acct | Account, the financial term | |
AJM | Assistant Jump Master (see KTTa) | |
AOA | Aktuwal na Oras ng Alis (tingnan ang ATD) | |
AOD | Aktuwal na Oras ng Dating (tingnan ang ATA) | |
AR | Artificial Resuscitation | |
ARoW | Artificial Rock Wall | |
ASAP | As Soon As Possible | |
Assn/assn | Association | |
Assoc/assoc | Associate | |
Asst/asst | Assistant | |
ATA | Actual Time of Arrival (see AOD) | |
Atbp/atbp | At .iba- pa (tingnan ang Etc) | |
ATD | Actual Time of Departure (see AOA) | |
Ave | Avenue | |
BFAM | Basic First Aid for Mountaineers (see BKUL) | |
Bgy | Barangay (smallest unit of government in RP) | |
BKB | Batayang Kurso sa Pamumundok (tingnan ang BMC) | |
BKT | Batayang Kurso sa Tahak (tingnan ang BTC) | |
BKT-A | Panlahat (General) | |
BKT-B | Buhol (Knots) | |
BKT-K | Kompas (Compass) | |
BKT-D | Pagbasa ng Mapa (Map Reading) | |
BKT-E | Pagbasa ng Mapa-topograpiko (Topographic-Map Reading) | |
BKUL | Batayang Kurso sa pa-Unang Lunas (tingnan ang BFAM) | |
BKR | Batayang Kurso sa Rappel (tingnan ang BRC) | |
Blvd | Boulevard | |
BMC | Basic Mountaineering Course (see BKB) | |
BRC | Basic Rappel Course (see BKR) | |
BTC | Basic Trekker Course (see BKT) | |
BTC-A | General (Panlahat) | |
BTC-B | Knots (Buhol) | |
BTC-C | Compass (Kompas) | |
BTC-D | Map Reading (Pagbasa ng Mapa) | |
BTC-E | Topographic-Map Reading (Pagbasa ng Mapa-Topograpiko) | |
BTW | By the way | |
CI | Chief Instructor (see PTTu) | |
CJM | Chief Rappel Jump Master (see PTTa) | |
CP | Cellular Phone | |
CPR | Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation | |
Ctr/ctr | Center | |
EL | Expedition Leader (see PE) | |
ELTLOC | Expedition Leader and Team Leader Orientation Course (see KOPEP) | |
Etc/etc | Etcetera | |
FA | First Aid | |
Genl/genl | General (not the military rank) | |
GPS | Geo-Satellite Positioning System | |
HQ | Headquarters | |
I | Instructor (see TTu) | |
Intl/intl | International | |
JM | Rappel Jump Master (see TTa) | |
JO | Jump Off (referring to jump off point or starting point of trek/climb) | |
KOPEP | Kurso sa Oriyentasyon ng Puno ng Ekspedisyon at ng Pangkat (tingnan ang ELTLOC) | |
KTTa | Katulong na Tagapag-Talon (tingnan ang AJM) | |
KTTu | Katulong na Tagapag-Turo ((tingnan AI) | |
Lat/lat | Latitude | |
LL | Telephone Landline | |
Long/long | Longitude | |
Msge/msge | Message | |
Mun | Municipal/Municipality | |
Natl/natl | National | |
OTW | On the way | |
PE | Puno ng Ekspedisyon (tingnan ang EL) | |
PHP | Philippine Peso | |
PP | Puno ng Pangkat (tingnan ang TL) | |
Proby/proby | Probationary member | |
Prov/prov | Province | |
Provl/provl | Provincial | |
PTTu | Punong Tagapag-turo (tingnan ang CI) | |
PTTa | Punong Tagapag-Talon (tingnan ang CJM) | |
RON | Remain Overnight (airline use) | |
SAR | Search and Rescue | |
SB | Sikap Bundok | |
SMS | Short Message Service | |
St | Saint (when before a name) | |
St | Street (when after a name, word or series of words) | |
STA | Scheduled Time of Arrival (see TOD) | |
STD | Scheduled Time of Departure (see TOA) | |
Std/std | Standard | |
Stn/stn | Station | |
Sto | Santo (male saint as in Sto Tomas) | |
TL | Team Leader (see PP) | |
TOA | Takdang Oras ng Alis (tingnan ang STD) | |
TOD | Takdang Oras ng Dating (tingnan ang STA) | |
Topo/topo | Topographic. topographical | |
TTa | Tagapag-talon (tingnan ang JM) | |
TTu | Tagapag-Turo (tingnan ang I) | |
USD | US Dollar |
ORGANIZATIONAL/PLACES
ARG | Air Rescue Group |
BAT | Province of Batangas |
BATS | Batangas City |
BERL | Sitio of Berlongo in Nasugbu, Batangas |
BGO | Baguio City |
BTL | Batulao |
BSP | Boy Scouts of the Philippines |
BTS | Blessed Trinity School of Las Piñspan style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>City |
BUL | Province of Bulacan |
CLEAR | Communicators. League for Environmental Action and Restoration |
DRT | Municipality of Doñemedios Trinidad in the Province of Bulacan |
GSP | Girl Scouts of the Philippines |
IV | Isla Verde (Verde Island), Batangas City |
LPC | Las PiñCity |
MNL | City of Manila |
NSBU | Municipality of Nasugbu in the Province of Batangas |
KBY | Municipality of Kabayan in the Province of Benguet |
PAF | Philippine Air Force |
PdeL | Mt. Pico de Loro (Parrot.s beak) |
PNRC | Philippine National Red Cross |
PVAO | Philippine Veterans. Affairs Office |
RP | Republic of the Philippines (discontinued country code.See also PI, PH) |
PI | Philippine Islands (early local-use country code. See also PH, RP) |
PH | Republic of the Philippines (official international country code. See also PI, RP) |
SARAGI | Search and Rescue Auxiliary Group, Incorporated |
QC | Quezon City |
SPC | San Pablo City in the province of Laguna |
US/USA | United States of America |
VAB | Villamor Air Base (formerly Nichols Air Base) |
VFP | Veterans. Federation of the Philippines |