Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) Party-list Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva took his oath of office on Monday, as the party’s representative to the 20th Congress House of Representatives.
Rep. Villanueva was sworn into office by Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, at the Supreme Court Complex in Manila.
The CIBAC solon was accompanied by his first born son Mayor JonJon Villanueva of Bocaue, Bulacan, grandson Jack Edreen Villanueva, retired Sandiganbayan Justice Efren Dela Cruz and CIBAC National Operations Head Domeng Rivera.
“Today, we take our oath of office before the Chief Magistrate to reaffirm our solemn and serious commitment to uphold and pursue the indispensable principles of truth, justice and righteousness in our country. We renew the pledge of CIBAC to be an agent of promoting accountability and rule of law in the government,” says the CIBAC solon.
With 593,911 votes, CIBAC Party-List ranked 10th in the 2025 elections entitling it to a seat at the House of Representatives.
“The call to fight corruption has never been more imperative than now,” says Rep. Villanueva citing the latest scores in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of the Transparency International which show that the country has not gained substantial improvement in its fight against corruption.
“Though the fight seems becoming harder, we cannot afford to give up because it is the people, particularly the poor, who is the sure victim if we let our guards down. CIBAC reaffirms its resolve to fight corruption head on,” added Rep. Villanueva
Rep. Villanueva said that CIBAC will continue to push for enhanced transparency in the government as well greater citizen empowerment as the key weapons in the fight against corruption. Among the priority legislations that they will sponsor are the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, imposition of stiffer penalties for heinous corruption crimes, digitalization of government processes and the adoption of manual-electronic hybrid election system to uphold transparency in the electoral system.
The reelected CIBAC solon will reassume office on noon of June 30 while 20th Congress will open session on July 28, 2025.
