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Cellphone jammers should not excuse the COMELEC for its lack of readiness
“COMELEC is just using the recent shipment of cell phone jammers as an excuse for its lack of readiness for the Automated Elections in 2010,” said Mr. Rick Bahague, the National Coordinator of the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU).
With time running out, COMELEC has been attempting to find different excuses for its failure to adhere to its schedules as well as for the technical glitches of its contracted partner Smartmatic.
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Rick Bahague
rick at cp-union dot com
09178840096
Techies Stand For Democracy In 2010 Elections Amid Early Election Violence
“The Ampatuan Massacre is but a preview of the chaos in the upcoming elections, one that not only speaks of heightened violence, but also of confusion with the hasty implementation of the automated el
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ICT People for the People: Primer on CPU's Response to Typhoon Ondoy
>> Why is the Typhoon Ondoy Issue a People’s Issue?
Typhoon Ondoy, beyond being a disaster, was a wake-up call to the harsh social realities that the Filipino people face: communities remain incapable in preparing for typhoons, with NDCC reporting 240 deaths and with an estimate of 1.8 million people affected. This is a problem that encompasses all Filipino people for the following reasons:
Prometheus Bound: Tibak into the Future
Man is a social animal that thrives on interaction, and the advent of the Information Era has amplified this disposition. Rapidly growing in number are new and democratically accessible Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs that have spurred the Filipino people’s appetite for being in the know—and letting others know.
The Chiang Rai Declaration
THE CHIANG RAI DECLARATION ON CONSUMER PROTECTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Computer Professionals’ Union represented the Philippines’ pioneer consumer protection organization TXTPower in the Southeast Asian Consumer Council’s recently held regional conference in Thailand. TXTPower was instrumental to the formulation of the Chiang Rai Declaration on Consumer Protection in Telecommunications, officially announced on July 30, 2009.
Solidarity message for KARAPATAN's Congress and 14th Anniversary
Pagbati sa KARAPATAN – Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights sa inyong ika-14 taon nang patuloy na pagtataguyod ng karapatang pantao.
Taong 2005 o 2006 nang unang direktang maka-ugnay ng Computer Professionals' Union (CPU) ang Karapatan. Ito ang unang mga taong nagsisimulang aktibong makilahok sa mga people's organization ang CPU. Nais ng Karapatan noon na magkaroon ng isang sistemang database upang maisalansan ang mga kaso ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao ng mga rehimen.
Reference:
Rick Bahague
rick at cp-union dot com
09178840096
Technofetishism
During a small forum on open culture at the University of the Philippines last month, the discussion veered toward the use of technology in providing access to information and cultural products to underprivileged communities. One example that was mentioned was the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project. The idea of the OLPC was to “create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.”
