- Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) = former Philippine College of Commerce (PCC)
- intra-elite transfer of and contestation for power = main character of elite democracy according to Prof. Roland Simbulan
- Quezon City = most populous city in the country
- Linguistics = scientific study of language (Dr. Tess Guanzon-De Guzman)
- Precycling = practice of reducing waste by limiting and rationalizing consumption (Clarice Crisostomo)
