In January 1989, the Philippine Computer Society organized a group of young computer

professionals, mostly students and computer enthusiasts. The group was called Philippine

Computer Society - Junior Programmer's Guild (PCS-JPG). It aimed to improve the

knowledge and skills of the youth in the field of Information Technology. It initially had 17

recognized chapters in Metro Manila and was under the Special Interest Group for Software

that was spearheaded by Mr. Luis A. Chanco and Mr. Antonio "Bach" Cuyugan. At that

time, the PCS-JPG was the only national student organization catering to computer

enthusiasts coming from different schools.

The PCS-JPG started its first two days in an off-campus computer workshop/conference at

the MERALCO Foundation Institute (MFI). This was participated by all the 17 chapter

schools and several guests from the Philippine Computer Society.

In July 1990, PCS-JPG changed its name to Junior Philippine Computer Society (JPCS). It

was a committee under the PCS. 1990 also saw the launching of the first national computer

convention for the youth, Explore I.T. '90. The event was held at the Ateneo de Manila

University in Makati. Although the organizers were mostly PCS members, the JPCS gained

enough experience for their future projects. The success of the project raised the

consciousness level of other schools and sectors of our society regarding JPCS.

JPCS - DE LA SALLE LIPA

At the start, Computer Science and I.T students of De La Salle Lipa had its school organization

Association of Computer Science Students (ACSS).

With the effort of last year's set of officers (2005-2006) and

its adviser Ms. Christine Mainot, ACSS was accredited to the national organization JPCS.

From then on, JPCS members have been actively participating its events

and continued its membership as a local chapter of the said organization.