' ▁Union ▁( CP U ▁or ▁CP - Union ) ▁is ▁a ▁mass ▁organization ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁communic ations ▁technology ▁( I CT ) ▁profession als , ▁pract ition ers , ▁and ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁as ▁a ▁non - stock , ▁non - pro fit , ▁non - g overn ment ▁organization ▁that ▁prom otes ▁activ ist ▁I CT ▁principles ▁and ▁organ ize ▁I CT ▁profession als ▁to ▁provide ▁I CT ▁services ▁to ▁Filip ino ▁people . ▁Their ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁Que zon ▁City ▁and ▁their ▁current ▁National ▁Co ordin ator ▁is ▁Rick ▁Bah ague . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁CPU ▁initi atives ▁include ▁Software ▁Fre edom ▁Day ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁the ▁Man ila , ▁promotion ▁of ▁Free ▁and ▁Open ▁Source ▁Software ▁including ▁Dru pal , ▁and ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Wikimedia ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁information ▁communic ations ▁technology ▁pract ition ers . ▁They ▁officially ▁registered ▁under ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁and ▁non - stock ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁CPU ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁I CT ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁is ▁controlled ▁and ▁domin ated ▁by ▁foreign ▁mon opol y ▁capital ists , ▁which ▁st un ts ▁the ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁Filip ino ▁technology ▁and ▁economy . ▁CPU ▁supports ▁a ▁truly ▁national ist ▁and ▁dem ocr atic