Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
{{short description|Political party in the Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox Philippine partylist group
| name = Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
| native_name =
| colorcode = #FFBF00
| logo =Citizens' Battle Against Corruption logo.png
| full_name =
| abbreviation =CIBAC
| chairperson =
| president = Joel Villanueva
| secretary =
| type =
| sector =
| slogan =
| founder =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| accreditation = {{Start date and age|2001}}
| delisted =
| headquarters = Quezon City, Metro Manila
| ideology = Reformism
| position =
| colors = Yellow, Green
| representatives = {{ubl|
}}
| current_congress = 19th
| seats = {{Composition bar|1|3|hex=#FFBF00}} (Out of 63 party-list seats)
| website ={{url|https://cibacpartylist.org/}}
}}
The Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC {{IPA|tl|sɪbak|IPA}}) 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.{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=Sherie Ann |title=Will the real party-list group please stand up? |url=https://verafiles.org/articles/will-the-real-party-list-group-please-stand-up |access-date=26 November 2024 |date=29 March 2010}}
History
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) was established in 1997 as an organization which combats corruption and cronyism in government.{{cite news |last1=Argosino |first1=Faith |title=Know The Party-list Rep: Eduardo Villanueva, Cibac Partylist |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/9/15/know-the-party-list-rep-eduardo-villanueva-cibac-partylist |access-date=17 May 2025 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=15 September 2022 |language=en}} 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{{cite web |title=What is CIBAC? |url=http://cibac.org/about.html |access-date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204191837/http://cibac.org/about.html |archive-date=4 February 2002}}
Registered as a partylist with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 2001,{{cite web |title=About |url=https://cibacpartylist.org/about/ |website=Cibac Partylist |access-date=17 May 2025}} 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).{{cite news |last1=Rivera |first1=Blanche |title=Evangelist's son is youngest solon |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1o1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739%2C2057939 |access-date=17 May 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=6 February 2002 |page=A2}}
After the disqualification was contested, Joel Villanueva son of JILCW preacher Eddie Villanueva assumed office as house representative on February 6, 2002.
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.{{cite news |last1=Canlas |first1=Jomar |title=High Court rejects Cibac's petition |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P0xaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ESgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=577%2C16336692 |access-date=17 May 2025 |work=The Manila Times |date=20 April 2007 |page=A2}}
Electoral performance
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| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|2001
| 323,810 || 2.14% || 1 | |||
| align=left|2004
| 495,193 || 3.89% || 1 | |||
| align=left|2007
| 755,735 || 4.72% || 2 | |||
| align=left|2010
| 653,399 || 2.19% || 2 | |||
| align=left|2013
| 579,344 || 2.13% || 2 | |||
| align=left|2016
| 555,760 || 1.72% || 1 | |||
| align=left|2019
| 924,345 || 3.35% || 2 | |||
| align=left|2022
| 637,044 || 1.73% || 1 | |||
| align=left|2025
| 593,911 || 1.42% || 1 |
Representatives to Congress
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Period
! {{nowrap|1st Representative}} ! {{nowrap|2nd Representative}} |
|---|
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | Joel Villanueva |{{N/A}} |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 |{{N/A}} |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |{{N/A}} |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Domingo Rivera |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 | {{N/A}} |
| 20th Congress 2025–2028 | {{N/A}} |
| colspan=3| Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives. |
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External links
- {{Official website|https://cibacpartylist.org/}}
References
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{{Philippine political parties}}
Category:Anti-corruption parties
Category:Party-lists represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines