Computer Professionals' Union

CPU is notable for its belief that the ICT sector in the Philippines is controlled and dominated by foreign monopoly capitalists, which stunts the growth and development of Filipino technology and economy.

[10] They had hosted a national conference in University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City to discuss the automated election system (AES).

[11] Rick Bahague, CPU National Coordinator said that the goal of the conference was to gather experiences and best practices in technologies relevant to AES.

[13][14] According to CPU, sections of the law may have various interpretations that may lead to intentional or non-intentional misinterpretations by State authorities wherein computer users can be punished without due process.

[17] CPU condemned the enactment of the SIM Registration Act, saying that the law risks our right to privacy and data protection.

Meeting of Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Philippines, and Computer Professionals' Union at the CPU office in Quezon City. Third from the left is National Director Rick Bahague, and first from the right is Deputy National Director Gladys Regalado
Pandayan sa Daluyan, an event organized by CPU in May 2012 at Iligan City in Mindanao