We are a nonprofit organization and a movement of all Filipino Internet users dedicated to serving the interests of the growing community of Internet users in the country.

Philippine Internet Users’ Society (PIUS) is the official partner of the OneWebDay Inc., a nonprofit organization based in New York, USA, which is also identified with groups and influential individuals who are the architects behind the Internet. PIUS is part of the worldwide planning group for the September 22 OneWebDay celebration in the Philippines.

PIUS strongly believes that through the collective voice of all Internet usres, we can all make a big difference in pushing for the right policy reforms, the necessary programs and innovative financing schemes that will make it possible to bring computers and Internet access to every home nationwide.

Vision

A prosperous community of proud Filipino citizens empowered partly through safe and cheap computer and Internet access, thus enabling them to exercise their basic human rights and social responsibilities toward the betterment of the general welfare or the common good.

Mission Statement

  1. Education and information are basic universal rights, the tools to achieve them, therefore — computer and Internet — must also be made available to every Filipino home.
  2. The Internet is a very powerful tool in disseminating information and molding opinions of people; it must not, therefore, be used to corrupt the minds of our youth and destroy basic human values, but instead be harnessed for productive use that enhances the inherent human capacity to discover universal physical principles that result in state-of-the-art science and technology and higher levels of cultural and creative pursuits.

PIUS Goals & Activities

  1. Unify Internet users in the Philippines through direct individual membership and/or thru strategic alliances with with various groups or organizations which also support the PIUS advocacy. This includes the establishment of Philippine Internet Users’ Society area and sector chapters all over the country.
  2. Advocate the campaign slogan — Pushing Computer & Internet Access for Every Filipino.
  3. Propagate the responsible use of the Internet and its technologies in the country.
  4. Provide services for individual and organization members in terms of training and support in regard to Internet/Internet Technologies.
  5. Print and publish journals, magazines, papers, periodicals etc. all geared in promoting or pushign the Philippine Internet Users’ Society advocacy in both online and offline media.
  6. Organize and conduct events, meetings, seminars, conferences, congress, and competitions among members and other related groups for the purpose of exchanging ideas and views related to computers and the Internet.
  7. Conduct and organize technical trainings related to computers and the Internet, particularly for the marginalized sectors of the society.
  8. Act as a collective voice of Internet users in the Philippines especially in terms of government regulation, in reducing costs of connectivity and Internet access, and also the protection of privacy and confidentiality of transactions conducted on the Internet.
  9. Do all such other legitimate activities as the Executive Committee may consider fit to achieve the overall objectives of the organization and to protect and maintain the interest of members, the organization, and the Internet users in general.
  10. Encourage all members and allied groups/organizations to demonstrate the standards of professional behavior appropriate for Internet users by adhering to the Code of Conduct for all Members of the Philippine Internet Users’ Society.