By Meanne Corvera
Eagle News Service
Senator Cynthia Villar is still the richest member of the Senate.
Based on a copy of her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, as of December 31, 2017, the assets of Villar, whose family is engaged in real estate and other businesses, amount to P3,611,260,766.
This was P5.2 million more than her previous assets of P3,606,033,556.
Following Villar was Senator-boxer Manny Pacquiao, who listed assets amounting to P2,946, 315 ,029. 93.
This, however, is P126 million less than his assets in 2016, amounting to P3,072,315,030.
Senator Ralph Recto was in third place with P627,696,651 followed by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri with P152,094,252.
Senator Sonny Angara is in fifth place, with P131,765,860.
Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III took eleventh place, with assets amounting to P64,730,400.
Senate President Koko Pimentel was in eighteenth place, with P18,110,000.
Of the 23 senators, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was the “poorest,” with assets amounting to P6,871,743.64.
Below is the complete list of the richest to “poorest” senators, based on their SALNs as of December 2017.
1. Cynthia Villar – P3,611,260,766
2. Manny Pacquiao – P2,946,315,029
3. Ralph Recto – P627,696,651
4. Migz Zubiri – P152,094,252
5. Sonny Angara – P131,765,860
6. Franklin Drilon – P93,727,005
7. Grace Poe – P90,674,709
8. Sherwin Gatchalian – P88,226,485
9. JV Ejercito – P78,953,332
10. Richard Gordon – P69,508,942
11. Tito Sotto – P64,730,400
12. Nancy Binay – P60,612,685
13. Loren Legarda – P51,316,903
14. Bam Aquino – P39,192,743
15. Ping Lacson – P36,305,440
16. Gringo Honasan – P25,243,912
17. Joel Villanueva – P23,727,895
18. Koko Pimentel – P18,110,000
19. Risa Hontiveros – P16,196,665
20. Francis Pangilinan – P13,471,564
21. Chiz Escudero – P8,502,082
22. Leila de Lima – P7,944,973
23. Antonio Trillanes IV – P6,871,743.64
