How Rich Are Our Philippine Senators?

May 25, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized, Musings 

Time out!

Here’s a break from our regular game programming.

Alright, you voted for them. They won. Now, do you want to know how rich our currently-elected senators are?

Inquirer recently published an article saying that Senator Manny Villar leads the pack with a net worth of over 1 billion pesos (USD 23.8M) while Sen. Trillanes is the “poorest” with a net worth of just P2.6 million.

This is based on the senators’ recently declared statement of assets and liabilities (SAL) for 2007. The SAL is a yearly requirement for our officials and is for public consumption.

Want to know how the others fared? Hit jump.

Richest Philippine Senators (as of 2008)

  • Sen. Manny Villar: Php P1,041,383.946 
  • Sen. Ma. Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal : Php 146,483,524
  • Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla : Php 117,968,000
  • Sen. Manuel “Mar, Mr. Palengke” Roxas II : Php 110,634,079
  • Sen.Juan Ponce Enrile :Php 98,840,037
  • Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago : Php 89,386,749
  • Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada : Php 83,154,561
  • Sen. Pia Cayetano : Php 76,397,210
  • Sen. Loren Legarda : Php 45,990,565
  • Sen. Edgardo Angara : Php 44,104,997
  • Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid : Php 12,095,068
  • Sen. Joker Arroyo : Php 11,050,000
  • Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero : Php 7,469,441
  • Senator Antonio Trillanes IV: Php 2,600,000

A US Dollar is equal to PHP 42 now. You do the math.

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Comments

4 Responses to “How Rich Are Our Philippine Senators?”

  1. Blackwolf on May 27th, 2008 10:01 am

    While Trillanes is at the bottom of the barrel of this list, lemme ask you, WHERE did he get his 2.6M?

    From what I remember, he was just a junior grade officer, fresh out of PMA when he started the Oakwood Mutiny. Since then, he’s been in and out of jail and in spite of that, managed to win a seat in the senate. He obviously didn’t have any money to begin with. So when did he get the time to earn his cash?

    What did he do? Win the jackpot in Bingo Bonanza?

  2. TinzyTop on May 28th, 2008 8:09 pm

    @Blackwolf

    the 2.6M are in the form of assest and liabilities not all cash. Sen. Trillanes came from a rich family, kapitbahay namin sila dito sa QC, he graduated cum laude in De La Salle University Manila before he enters PMA.

    ang nakakapag duda ay yung 12M ni Sen. Lito Lapid. Nakita nyo na ba yung properties nya sa Pampanga? Surely he has more than 12M.

  3. Aiza on May 29th, 2008 6:47 am

    Ito lang masasabi ko - OMG!

  4. Blackwolf on May 30th, 2008 10:30 am

    @TinzyTop

    Well, Lito Lapid counts Julio Valiente, Ben Tumbling, Leon Guerrero and Zigomar among the 77+ movie roles he’s had over the last 40 years. Yup, that will probably earn him a lot more than just a measly 12m. Actually, if he’s guilty of anything, it’s probably tax evasion…

    At medyo malabo nga iyan para sa isang senador…

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