Philippine Internet Users Society

Jophel Botero Ybiosa of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines won the Grand Prize (Gold Award) in the photography category of the 2009 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition. Ybiosa's  three winning entries entitled "The Guide" , "Festive Day" and " Reflection of a Culture" feature the Higantes Festival of Angono, Rizal and Aliwan Festival in Manila.

Here's the list of Certificates, and those with address (WA) had already been sent, however those without addresses are still on our custody.  Kindly email us your address and if there's correction in your name at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please indicate through email if you like your name to be included here. We welcome your donations.

For the list of certificates mailed last October 5, 2009 PLEASE CHECK HERE.

Special Announcement

This is to extend our warmest thanks to all PIUS members for supporting the celebration of OneWebday. We give recognition to all who attended and those who followed online during and after the event. Maraming salamat Po!

To all our Supporters, Donors, and participants who contributed to the success of the 1st OneWebDay - Internet Day Celebration in the Philippines, our gratitude goes to you.

We will post all your logos/banners soon in a post event magazine (online version).

We regret that the Certificates were not distributed during the event because of the problem we've encountered with our printer. So to make up we are sending it to you by mail (as sending them by courier service would be very expensive). Kindly email us your:

1. Complete Name
2. Complete Mailing Address w/Zip Code

Email us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

To those who participated online and still would like to have their "I Celebrate OWD Certificate" event memento please order yours now with your P100 donation. We still have a lot of them to send out. Just email us the following at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it :

1. Complete Name
2. Complete Mailing Address w/Zip Code

Those of you who gave donation, names, and addresses during the event kindly email your details again so that we can counter check your names and addresses (please include your zip code).  You can also send in your donation now at:

Banco De Oro - Ortigas Ave. Ext.-Cainta Branch
Account Name: Phil. Internet Users Society Inc. (Pls. write it this way)
Account: SA# 5080081644

We will email you once the Post Event Magazine is ready, we are just waiting for all the pictures to come. Thank you and God bless you real good today.

Thank you.
The PIUS Team

The PIUS Core Team and Working Group members have joined  PIUS  because  of  its powerful  advocacy. Despite  the  limited  time, the  extreme  lack of  resources,  and  the absence  of  an  office,  PIUS  is  slowly taking  shape.

Just  like  any  infant organization, we  are suffering  from the  usual  birth pains,  including  adjustments  in terms  of  expectations from each  other.  In the absence  of   an office, we communicate  much  using the power  of  the Internet  and hold  meetings in houses  and offices of  some members as we could  not  afford meeting in restaurants.

Our  website  has  been  developed  by  volunteer web designers, while  some  projects  are  being  organized  by  core  members  and  partner  organizations, which are  contributing  their  share,  all  in the spirit  of  volunteerism for  a cause.  

One  of  our  volunteer  web designers  does  not  even  have  an  Internet  at home,  although  he  brings along  his  virtual  office  all  in  his  backpack,  which  contains  both  his  laptop  and  a  mobile  landline. He  just  frequents  areas  with  free  Wi-Fi  zones, where  he  does  his work.

Another  volunteer  web designer  resides  as  far  as  Baliuag, Bulacan,  but  has  done  so  much contribution  to the website  and in organizing  his package  of  events  at SM  Baliuag, all  in support  of the  PIUS  advocacy  and the Sept. 22  OneWebDay celebration.  

What is  also  so  admirable  is the  volunteerism expressed  by  the  20 computer technicians, who  have committed their services  to  offer  FREE  computer  repair on Sept. 22.  Some do  not  even  have their own computers,  but  are  willing to  support  the PIUS  cause  and  the OneWebDay  celebration.

We  are  calling  on  everyone  to  join PIUS  on the spirit  of volunteerism, all for  a  cause. It is  through volunteerism that  we  have  moved, slowly  at the start though,  but  now  accelerating  as  more  join  and contribute to the  exploding synergy.