Sarangani Representative and boxing champion Manny Pacquio is still the richest, and the only billionaire, congressman with a net worth of P1.35 billion, as shown in the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) that he filed for 2011. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Sarangani Representative and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is still the richest, and the only billionaire, congressman with a net worth of P1.35 billion, as shown in the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) that he filed for 2011.
Anakpawis party-list Representative Rafael Mariano is the poorest congressman with a net worth of P46,946, down from the P75,211.57 he reported in 2010.
A list of House members who beat the April 30 deadline for the filing of the 2011 SALN was released by the office of the House secretary general yesterday.
Pacquiao, who reported no liabilities, was followed by Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos, the widow of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with a net worth of P932 million.
The 10 wealthiest House members, after Pacquiao and Marcos, included: Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., with a net worth of P726.2 million; Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, P686 million; Negros Occidental Rep. Julio Ledesma IV, P555 million; Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, P474 million; Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr., P 302 million; Tarlac Rep. Enrique Cojuangco, P200.6 million; Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas, P195.7 million, and Rizal Rep. Joel Roy Duavit, P194 million.
Joining Mariano in the bottom five were other party-list members: Neri Javier Colmenares (Bayan Muna), P697,701; Abegail Faye Ferriol (Kalinga), P483,006; Raymond Palatino (Kabataan), P195,000, and Teodoro Casiño (Bayan Muna), P91,000.
Fariñas and Colmenares are part of the House prosecution team in the Senate impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Other House prosecutors also reported their net worth: Isabela Rep. Georgidi Aggabao, P58 million; Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., P53 million; Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr., P47.5 million; Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya, P46.9 million; Rep. Raul Daza, P34 million; Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, P22.9 million, and party-list Rep. Arlene Kaka Bag-ao (Akbayan), P1 million.
The three prosecution spokespersons also reported their net worth: Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara, P98.9 million; Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Erin Tañada, P16.6 million, and Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, P10 million.