Villanueva to carry on advocacy of transparency, efficiency in gov’t
DEPUTY Speaker Bro. Eddie Villanueva has filed the Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list’s candidacy for the 2022 elections.
Represented by CIBAC officers during the filing on Friday on his birthday, Villanueva, the Deputy Speaker for Good Governance and Moral Uprightness, said that his passion for pursuing good governance and righteous leadership never wanes with age as CIBAC party-list is steadfast to carry on with its advocacy of upholding accountability, transparency, and efficiency in the government.
CIBAC party-list is a multisectoral organization that believes in the critical necessity of stamping corruption out of the government in order to drive genuine and inclusive development in the country.
Prior to having Deputy Speaker Villanueva and Congressman Domeng Rivera as its current Representatives, CIBAC was first represented by its Party Chairman and President, then-Congressman-turned-TESDA Secretary, and now Senator Joel Villanueva in its early years.
Subsequent Representatives of the Party-List include former Congressman Sherwin Tugna and Congresswoman Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales.
CIBAC has been instrumental in the enactment of significant anti-corruption laws in the country. This includes Republic Act (RA) 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Law, RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Law, RA 9189 or Overseas Absentee Voting Law, RA 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act, RA 10149 or the GOCC Governance Law, RA 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business Law, 11059 or the Strengthening of the Office of Ombudsman Law and RA 11746 or the GMRC and Values Education Law.
From its early beginnings until now, CIBAC Party-List has been in the lead in authoring and advocating for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, which aims to boost public transparency and accountability by mandating that all government documents and transactions be made accessible to the people, except for few matters relating to national security.
“The enactment of a Freedom of Information law is indispensable in ushering the country into a new level of transparent and good governance. This is one of the driving reasons why CIBAC Party-List continues to participate in the periodic elections—to remain the voice of righteousness that promotes and advocates good, transparent, and effective governance,” Villanueva said.
