Citizens' Battle Against Corruption

Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
President	Eddie Villanueva
Chairman	Joel Villanueva
Founded	1997
Ideology	Reformism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Bangon Pilipinas
Colors	Yellow, Green
Seats in the Senate	1 / 24
Seats in the House of Representatives	2 / 61 (Party list seats only)
	Politics of Philippines; Political parties; Elections;

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.

From 2001 until 2007, CIBAC was represented by Emmanuel Joel Villanueva (son of Eddie Villanueva).[1]

CIBAC opposed Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In the May 14, 2007 election, the party won two seats in the nationwide party-list vote.

From 2007 to 2010, CIBAC won two seats and was represented by Emmanuel Joel Villanueva and Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales.[2]

From 2010 until 2013, CIBAC won two seats again, and was represented by Sherwin Tugna and Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales.[3]

From 2013 until 2016, CIBAC won two seats for the third time, and was represented by Sherwin Tugna and Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales.[4]

From 2016 until 2019, CIBAC won one seat and was represented by Sherwin Tugna.

CIBAC also played a main role in the trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Electoral performance

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

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