Oblivious of his peso deposits, Suarez signs unconditional waiver on SALN

NO DOLLAR ACCOUNTS. House minority leader Danilo Suarez willing to open his books. . INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—House Minority Leader and Quezon 3^rd District Representative Danilo Suarez on Wednesday signed an unconditional waiver on his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

He said he was allowing for his SALN to be scrutinized and told reporters he had no dollar accounts.

Suarez said he would not wait for the 188 lawmakers who filed the impeachment complaint against former Chief Justice Renato Corona to sign waivers before him.

It was, however, up to other members of the minority bloc to sign their individual waivers.

But when asked how much his peso deposits were, he said he did not know.

Suarez admitted he listed under his expenses for transportation P91 million, explaining that it was due to his use of a helicopter. A helicopter is priced at around $3.5 to $4.7 million.

“I don’t have my personal helicopter,” he quickly clarified, explaining “we have two but they are owned by six persons (through) a sharing scheme.”

Among the helicopters’ owners is TV personality Willie Revillame.