Rep. Villar still lone billionaire in House; Anakpawis Rep. Mariano
is poorest
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQUIRER.net
05/21/2009
Posted by www.cenpeg.org
MANILA,
Philippines – Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar
held on to her title as the richest and only billionaire member
of the House of Representatives.
Anakpawis Representative Rafael Mariano was the poorest congressman
with a net worth of P55,501.72. Several partylist lawmakers join
also ranked among the most indigent members of the House.
According to Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net (SALN) Worth
of House members as of December 31, 2008, the Las Piñas lawmaker,
wife of Senator Manuel Villar and a businesswoman, declared P1,046,651,683.
00 in assets and no liabilities.
The SALN covered the declaration of a total of 238 legislators.
Banker
and lawyer Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of Leyte’s first district
is the second richest with P477,205,715. 59 in assets. He also has
no liabilities. In third place is Negros Occidental Representative
Julio Ledesma IV, a businessman, with P571,979,000. 00 in assets,
and P124,450,000 in liabilities; followed by San Jose del Monte
Representative Arturo Robes, a businessman, with P474,173,000 in
assets and P33,004,000 in liabilities; and Iloilo Representative
Judy Syjuco with P278,018,870 in assets and P12,500,000 in liabilities.
The three Arroyos in Congress – Ignacio Arroyo of Negros Occidental,
the brother of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’ s sons, Juan Miguel Arroyo of Pampanga
and Diosdado Arroyo of Camarines Sur – are among the top 30
richest House members.
Speaker Prospero Nograles is the 29th wealthiest congressman with
P133,261,600 in assets and P45,000,000 in liabilities.
The 10 poorest congressmen are: Mariano, Bayan Muna partylist Representative
Teodoro Casino (P208,900 assets, P90,000 liabilities) ; Bohol Representative
Adam Relson Jala (P782,000 assets, no liabilities) ; Bayan Muna
partylist Representative Satur Ocampo (P895,145.51 assets, no liabilities)
; Anak Mindanao partylist Representative Mujiv Hataman (P2,180,000
assets, P700,000 liabilities) ; Gabriela partylist Representative
Liza Maza (P1,819,000 assets, P290,000 liabilities) ; Manila Representative
Benjamin Asilo (P2,980,000 assets, P1,029,000 liabilities) ; Bulacan
Representative Pedro Pancho (P2,000,000 assets, no liabilities)
; Western Samar Representative Sharee Ann Tan (P2,100,000 assets,
no liabilities) ; and Alliance of Rural Concerns party list Representative
Narciso Santiago III (P2,900,000 assets, no liabilities) .
Joining Villar, Romualdez, Ledesma, Robes, and Syjuco in the list
of the 10 richest House members are Tarlac Representative Monica
Prieto Teodoro, wife of Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (P249,427,111
assets, P17,000,000 liabilities) ; Iloilo Representative Ferjenel
Biron (P191,300,000 assets, no liabilities) ; Ilocos Norte Representative
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (P179,980,000 assets, no liabilities) ; Laguna
Representative Edgar San Luis (P165,097,454 assets, no liabilities)
; and Pampanga Representative Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (P162,472,300
assets, P,983,480 liabilities) .
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