Supporters greet Bro. Eddie Villanueva of CIBAC Partylist as he files his Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance at the Manila Hotel on October 8, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News 

MANILA – House Deputy Speaker and CIBAC (Citizens Battle Against Corruption) Party-list first nominee Bro. Eddie Villanueva has vowed to push for a law imposing death penalty on government officials proven to have stolen more than P100 million.

CIBAC Party-list filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance for re-election on Tuesday at the Manila Hotel Tent City.

Before filing their CON-CAN, Villanueva said a heavier penalty is needed to weed out corrupt officials and for other heinous crimes.

"Plano ko magfile ng isang batas, panukalang batas na ang mga nasa government pag nahuling nagnakaw ng at least 100 million plus dapat death penalty… kapag pinagaralan niyo, ang ugat ng kahirapan ng milyong milyong Pilipino, ang number one cause ay ang unabated political corruption sa bansa," he told media.

"Pasensya na po kayo, ang heinous crime sa Bible, dapat death penalty… Biblical po yan I can prove it. Ayoko sana nun pero kailan pa matatapos ang matinding kahirapan ng mamamayang Pilipino," the evangelist added.

Villanueva is the founder of Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide.

He also said he will push for the "Freedom to Information" bill which he say will allow the public to see all the records of government officials.

Villanueva said he will continue to oppose the divorce bill and the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill.

"Lahat ng oppose sa Diyos at gusto ni Satanas, i-oppose po natin. Mahal ng Diyos ang makasalanan. Pero galit ang Diyos sa kasalanan. Marami akong kaibigan na gay people, sinasabi nila sa akin against same-sex marriage sila," he said.

"Ayaw ko itulak sila sa dagat-dagat ng apoy na impyerno. Kaya, yung divorce, meron namang legal separation, meron namang nullification of marriage, meron namang annulment of marriage," Villanueva explained.

Meantime, the party-list hopeful said he backs the measure banning political dynasties among elected officials but with certain conditions.

"Ang political dynasty mula sa lolo, lola hanggang magulang, hanggang mga anak, hanggang kapo-apohan, sila ay may control ng political power, sila ang may control ng economic power, sila ang may control ng legal power sa kani-kanilang lugar. Yun ang ibig sabihin ng political dynasty," he said.

"Ngayon, isa kang pamilya. Meron kang limang anak. Lahat ang anak mo, nagmamahal sa Diyos. Nagmamahal sa bayan. Kaya isa lang ang pwedeng maglingkod. Yung iba, bahala na kayo. Unfair naman yun," Villanueva added.

His son, Joel Villanueva, is an incumbent senator who previously represented CIBAC Party-list in the House of Representatives.

"Mahirap ipasa yan eh, kahit na ano, hindi papayag ang marami. Kaya ang taong bayan ang dapat gumising," he said.

The evangelist said "genuine democracy" must rule in the country.