| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AFMA | Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act |
| CAS | Country Assistance Strategy (of World Bank/Government of the Philippines |
| CBO | Community-Based Organization |
| CC | City Consultation |
| CDS | City Development Strategy |
| CEMIS | Community Environmental Management Information Systems |
| CLUP | Comprehensive Land Use Plan |
| CMP | Community Mortgage Program |
| CREBA | Construction and Real Estate Builders Association |
| CSOs | Civil Society Organizations |
| DENR | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
| DFO | Designated Field Office |
| DILF | Department of Interior and Local Government |
| DMP | Disaster Management Programme |
| DOF | Department of Finance |
| DOTC | Department of Transportation and Communication |
| DPWH | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| EMIS | Environmental Management Information Systems |
| EPM | Environmental Planning and Management |
| FCM | Federation of Canadian Municipalities |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GOP | Government of the Philippines |
| GTZ | German Technical Cooperation |
| GUG | Good Urban Governance |
| GUGC | Good Urban Governance Campaign |
| HLURB | Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board |
| HPFP | Homeless Peoples’ Federation of the Philippines |
| HUDCC | Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council |
| ICLEI | International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives |
| IPRA | Indigenous Peoples Rights Act |
| IRA | Internal Revenue Allotment |
| IT | Information Technology |
| LA21 | Localizing Agenda 21 |
| LCE | Local Chief Executive |
| LCP | League of Cities of the Philippines |
| LGA | Local Government Academy |
| LGU | Local Government Unit |
| LnB | Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas |
| MTPDP | Medium Term Philippine Development Plan |
| MTPIP | Medium Term Philippine Investment Plan |
| NAMRIA | National Mapping and Resource Information Authority |
| NCDO | National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NEDA | National Economic Development Authority |
| NFPP | National Framework for Physical Planning |
| NGA | National Government Agency |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NHA | National Housing Authority |
| NHMF | National Housing Mortgage Finance |
| NLUC | National Land Use Committee |
| NSCB | National Statistics Coordination Board |
| NSO | National Statistics Office |
| NUDHF | National Urban Development and Housing Framework |
| NUPA | National Urban Policy Agenda |
| PCUP | Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor |
| PHILSSA | Philippine Partnership of Support Service Agencies |
| PhP | Philippine Peso |
| POST-NET | Peoples Organization for Secure Tenure Campaign Network |
| PPRR | Principal Project Resident Representative |
| PUF | Philippine Urban Forum |
| SCP | Sustainable Cities Programme |
| SHAG | Shelter and Housing Advisory Group |
| SHDA | Subdivision and Housing Developers Association |
| ST | Secure Tenure |
| STC | Secure Tenure Campaign |
| TUGI | The Urban Governance Initiative |
| UDHA | Urban Development and Housing Act |
| UG | Urban Governance |
| UGC | Urban Governance Campaign |
| ULAP | Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines |
| UMIS | Urban Management Information Systems |
| UMP | Urban Management Programme |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCHS | United Nations Center For Human Settlements (Habitat) |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UN-HABITAT | United Nations Center for Human Settlements |
| UNOPS | United Nations Office for Project Services |
| UPC | Urban Poor Colloguium |
| VNG | International Co-operation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (Verenigeng Van Nederlandse Gemeenten) |
| WB | World Bank |
| WB | World Bank |
| ZOPP | Objective-Oriented Project Planning (Ziel-Orientierte Project Planung) |