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Charles, Prince of Wales / the prince / His Royal Highness<br />
Pope Francis / the pope<br />
Chairman Eugenio H. Villareal / Chairman Villareal / the chairman<br />
Professor Josephine Santos / Professor Santos / the professor<br />
University of the Philippines President Alfredo E. Pascual / Alfredo E. Pascual, president of<br />
the University of the Philippines / the university president / UP president<br />
Use His/Her Excellency to address the President of the Philippines and ambassadors. All members of the<br />
executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of government are addressed as Honorable.<br />
Military titles. If used in civilian contexts (such as press releases or news reports), the abbreviations are<br />
punctuated.<br />
General / Gen.<br />
Lieutenant general / Lt. Gen.<br />
Major / Maj.<br />
First lieutenant / 1Lt.<br />
Sergeant / Sgt.<br />
But in correspondence within the military, abbreviations are in all caps and not punctuated. This is also the<br />
format used in invitations and in name and place cards.<br />
General / GEN<br />
Brigadier general / B/GEN<br />
Major / MAJ<br />
First lieutenant / 1LT<br />
Sergeant / SGT<br />
Documents, papers, acts, laws, etc. The first word and all important words are capitalized.<br />
Declaration of Independence / the Declaration<br />
Magna Carta<br />
Constitution of the Philippines / the Constitution / but constitutional<br />
Monograph 66 / Research Paper 321 / Bulletin 560 / Circular A / Article 23 / House Resolution<br />
78 / Executive Order No. 25 (abbreviated as EO 25) / Presidential Proclamation No. 27 / Republic<br />
Act No. 10354 (abbreviated as RA 10354) / Senate Bill 234; House Bill 78; Congressional Record<br />
/ the republic act / the executive order<br />
STYLE GUIDE FOR <strong>THE</strong> <strong>GOVERNMENT</strong><br />
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