The Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC ) 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 Church Worldwide.
History
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) was established in 1997 as an organization that would combat corruption and cronyism in government. CIBAC stated that its activities include assisting in the filing of 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.
Registered as a party list with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 2001, CIBAC first sought representation in the House of Representatives in the national election held in 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).
After the disqualification was successfully contested, Joel Villanueva, son of JILCW preacher Eddie Villanueva, assumed office as a House representative on February 6, 2002.
In 2008, CIBAC representative Joel Villanueva allegedly misused 10 million pesos in public funds from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). Ombudsman investigations found that Villanueva's disbursements were coursed through a questionable NGO for an agricultural and livelihood project that turned out to be a ghost project. Administrative sanctions for grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of public service were imposed on him in 2016, where criminal charges were also filed against him in the Sandiganbayan due to two counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and one count of malversation through falsification of public documents.
Electoral performance
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!Election !! Votes !! % !! Seats
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!align=left|2001
| 323,810 || 2.14% || 1
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!align=left|2004
| 495,193 || 3.89% || 1
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!align=left|2007
| 755,735 || 4.72% || 2
|-
!align=left|2010
| 653,399 || 2.19% || 2
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!align=left|2013
| 579,344 || 2.13% || 2
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!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
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! Period
!
!
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| <small>12th Congress</small><br />2001–2004
| Joel Villanueva<br>
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| <small>13th Congress</small><br />2004–2007
| Joel Villanueva
|
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| <small>14th Congress</small><br />2007–2010
| Joel Villanueva
| Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
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| <small>15th Congress</small><br />2010–2013
| Sherwin Tugna
| Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
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| <small>16th Congress</small><br />2013–2016
| Sherwin Tugna
| Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales
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| <small>17th Congress</small><br />2016–2019
| Sherwin Tugna
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| <small>18th Congress</small><br />2019–2022
| Eddie Villanueva
| Domingo Rivera
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| <small>19th Congress</small><br />2022–2025
| Eddie Villanueva
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| <small>20th Congress</small><br />2025–2028
| Eddie Villanueva
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|colspan=3| <small>Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.</small>
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