USE OF NAMES IN FIRST REFERENCE

In first reference, use the first name, middle name, and family name; first name, middle initial, and family name; first initial, middle initial, and family name; or the first name and family name; not the first initial and family name:

Raymond Pascua Dumag,
Raymond P Dumag,
R P Dumag,
or Raymond Dumag,
not R Dumag;

Annabelle Quevedo Passi,
Annabelle Q Passi,
A Q Passi,
or Annabelle Passi,
not A Passi.

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CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION

A conjunction, such as as...as, so...as, if...then, either…or, both…and, neither…nor, where...there, whether…or, not only…but also, among others.

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Initialism, Acronisms, Contractions

In precise usage, initialisms, acronyms, and contractions are forms of abbreviations, which are used to save time and space. Initialisms refer to terms based on the first letters of their various elements and read as a series of letters: ABS-CBN for Alto Broadcasting System–Chronicle Broadcasting Network. Acronyms refer to terms based on the first letter or letters of their various elements and read as single words: Unesco for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; Napocor for National Power Corporation. Contractions refer to terms based on the first and the last letters of words and read similarly: Mr for Mister.

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Coordinating Conjunction

A conjunction, such as so, which indicates an outcome; nor, which indicates a negative choice; and, which indicates equality or parallelism; or, which indicates a choice or an alternative; for, which indicates cause and effect relationship; and but and yet, which indicates contrast or something contrary to expectation.

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