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Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
— Philippine partylist —
AbbreviationCIBAC
PresidentJoel Villanueva
Founded1997; 28 years ago (1997)
COMELEC accreditation2001; 24 years ago (2001)
HeadquartersQuezon City, Metro Manila
IdeologyReformism
ColorsYellow, Green
Seats in the House of Representatives
2 / 3
(Out of 63 party-list seats)
Representative(s)
Website
cibacpartylist.org

The Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC IPA: [sɪbak]) is a political organization in the Philippines, founded in 1997. It is a party-list member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. and is dedicated towards fighting graft, corruption and cronyism in government.

CIBAC is affiliated with the Jesus is Lord Movement.[1]

History

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Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) was established in 1997 as an organization which combats corruption and cronyism in government.[2] CIBAC stated that its activities include assisting on filing legal cases against erring government officials with the Ombudsman. It cooperated with the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) in 2000. It also took part in political protests including the Second EDSA Revolution[3]

Registered as a partylist with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 2001,[4] CIBAC first sought representation in the House of Representatives in the national election held on the same year. CIBAC won a seat but was initially disqualified by the COMELC due to its religious affiliation with the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW).[5]

After the disqualification was contested, Joel Villanueva son of JILCW preacher Eddie Villanueva assumed office as house representative on February 6, 2002.[5]

In the 2004 election, CIBAC retained its seat but it filed a petition to gain a second seat. The Supreme Court in 2007 maintained that the calculations for seats based on the 2000 decision Veterans Federation Party et al. vs. COMELEC was appropriately applied for the 2004 vote.[6]

Electoral performance

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Election Votes % Seats
2001 323,810 2.14% 1
2004 495,193 3.89% 1
2007 755,735 4.72% 2
2010 653,399 2.19% 2
2013 579,344 2.13% 2
2016 555,760 1.72% 1
2019 924,345 3.35% 2
2022 637,044 1,63% 1

Representatives to Congress

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Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative
12th Congress
2001–2004 		Joel Villanueva
(from 2002[n 1]) 		—
13th Congress
2004–2007 		Joel Villanueva —
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Joel Villanueva Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
15th Congress
2010–2013 		Sherwin Tugna Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
16th Congress
2013–2016 		Sherwin Tugna Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Sherwin Tugna —
18th Congress
2019–2022 		Eddie Villanueva Domingo Rivera
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Eddie Villanueva Domingo Rivera
Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.
  1. ^ Assumed office on February 6, 2002.
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References

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  1. ^ Torres, Sherie Ann (March 29, 2010). "Will the real party-list group please stand up?". Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Argosino, Faith (September 15, 2022). "Know The Party-list Rep: Eduardo Villanueva, Cibac Partylist". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "What is CIBAC?". Archived from the original on February 4, 2002. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "About". Cibac Partylist. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Rivera, Blanche (February 6, 2002). "Evangelist's son is youngest solon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A2. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Canlas, Jomar (April 20, 2007). "High Court rejects Cibac's petition". The Manila Times. p. A2. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
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