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October 29th, 2010 03:16 PM #1Philippines now known as PHL or PH, not RP, says DFA
MANILA, Philippines — Instead of using RP, which is the acronym for the Republic of the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and its Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) will now use the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) initials PH or PHL when referring to the Philippines.
This is in accordance with DFA Department Order No. 16-10 dated October 20 issued by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo which directed 67 Embassies, 23 Consulates General, and four Permanent Missions to use the initials PH or PHL.
This is line with the Philippine membership with the ISO, as well as to avoid the ambiguity and confusion with the use of the initials RP.
"The long standing use of the initials RP is not in accordance with ISO codes, leading to ambiguous initials that can also refer to other countries," the DFA explained in a statement released on Thursday.
The ISO developed the ISO3166-1 codes, assigning two-letter (alpha-2) and three-letter (alpha-3) code to member-countries.
ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard adopted by the ISO, and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The codes for the Philippines are PH and PHL, respectively.
These codes are used in the Philippines and abroad in airline ticketing, passport issuances, currencies, and internationally-traded shares of stocks, among others.
The DFA office of consular affairs(OCA) adopts and reflects the ISO three-letter codes in the data pages of the Philippine electronic passport.
The ISO standards provide technological, economic, and societal benefits. For businesses, the widespread adoption of international standards means that suppliers can develop and offer products and services meeting specifications that have wide international acceptance in their sectors. For governments, international standards provide the technological and scientific bases underpinning health, safety, and environmental legislation.
The ISO is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.
Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial standards.
The Philippines is represented in the organization by the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Adoption of these initials was recently endorsed by former Ambassador Juan Ona and the DFA Tattlers Group, a group of retired and active Philippine envoys.
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October 29th, 2010 03:32 PM #2
when we were on tour 2005 at hawaii and san francisco, they refer philippines to PI (philippine island i suppose) but for me it sounds different
rp, pi, ph, phl does it really matter?
at the airport you can see that its phl written there
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October 29th, 2010 08:19 PM #4
Akala ko matagal ng PH ang ginagamit.
+1 to sir cutedoc. PI nga gamet nila especially those retired US armed forces who were based in Subic/Clark before.
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November 3rd, 2010 03:42 PM #5
Somehow, PI for me, sounds like (Magnum) P(rivate) I(nvestigator). So, it sinks well, when I hear that...
Used to be when asked, "Where are you from?" and you answered "From the Philippines",- they return to you with a blank stare. But answer "From Manila",- then they respond positively.....
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November 3rd, 2010 04:28 PM #6
PI sounds a belittling. We live in a Archiepelego for one. Also PI is synonymous to a tagalog bad word.
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November 4th, 2010 12:07 AM #7
pi is an old name that the turn of the 20th century americans used to refer to the philippines since we were not a republic then. . .the name stuck even after our independence in 1946 and we became a republic
ang nakakatawa e yung mga pilipino na napunta sa states. . .nagaya na sa mga ignoranteng kano (americans suck in geography) and call the philippines pi themselves
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November 4th, 2010 08:46 AM #8
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Buhay na buhay ang BGC this evening. Bukas halos lahat ng restaurants. Sabi pa nung isang cashier...
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