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Citizens' Battle Against Corruption
Political party in the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Church Worldwide.[1]
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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]
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- Assumed office on February 6, 2002.
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