Press Relations

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.

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

Open your Minds: Software Freedom Day 2009

Software Freedom Day (SFD), the largest ever grassroots event promoting and educating the public about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the Philippines, will be held on September 19, 2009 with

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.

Arroyo’s Dinner Tab a Taste of State Abandonment

“The infamous $20,000 dinner tab of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is an act of opulence that has no place in these times of crisis,” said Mr. Leon Dulce, Data Visualization and New Media head of the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU). “It doesn’t come as a surprise though; this is, after all, just a taste of the government’s blatant abandonment of their constituency’s welfare.”