With the total amount of assets amounting to Php 1.35 billion, the professional boxer, and Sarangani Congressman Manny Pacquiao remains the richest member of House of Representatives in the Philippines. This is based from the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth or SALN released by the Office of the Ombudsman. The main source of Pacquaio’s income is his boxing career where his last fight let him earn $20 Million or roughly Php 870 million. Other income include his product endorsements and other investments.
Aside from Pacquaio, other celebrity turned politicians who are now in the congress and included in the top 25 richest member of house of the representative based from 2013 SALN include Leyte 4th district Representative Lucy Gomez having Php 181.17M, and Cavite 2nd district Representative Lani Mercado wih Php 166.715M where it is a joined SALN with her husband Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Meanwhile other prominent personalities included in the list aside from the celebrities are; Husband of Assunta de Rossi and now Negros Occidental 1st district Representative Julio Ledesma IV with Php 617.33M, Leyte 1st district Representative Martin Ferdinand Romualdez with Php 475.00M, Maguindanao 2nd district Representative Zajid Mangudadatu with Php 215.85M, former president and now Pampanga 2nd district Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with P136.76, former first lady and now Ilocos Norte 2nd district Representative Imelda Marcos with Php 922.80M and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr with Php 819.75M.
Here’s the complete list and ranking of the top 25 richest congressman based from their 2013 SALN:
1. Sarangani Representative Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao – P1.35B
2. Ilocos Norte 2nd district Representative Imelda Marcos – P922.80M
3. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr – P819.75M
4.Negros Occidental 3rd district Representative Alfredo Benitez – P713.88M
5. Negros Occidental 1st district Representative Julio Ledesma IV – P617.33M
6. Las Piñas Representative Mark Villar – P526.45M
7. Leyte 1st district Representative Martin Ferdinand Romualdez – P475.00M
8. Rizal 1st district Representative Joel Roy Duavit – P272.98M
9. Tarlac 1st district Representative Enrique Cojuangco – P217.52M
10. Maguindanao 2nd district Representative Zajid Mangudadatu – P215.85M
11. Cavite 3rd district Representative Alex Advincula – P202.28M
12. Nueva Ecija 2nd district Representative Joseph Gilbert Violago – P188.35M
13. Quezon 3rd district Representative Aleta Suarez – P184.28M
14. Leyte 4th district Representative Lucy Gomez – P181.17M
15. Tawi-Tawi Representative Ruby Sahali – P173.72M
16. Cavite 2nd district Representative Lani Mercado – P166.715
17. Ilocos Norte 1st district Representative Rodolfo Fariñas – P160.88M
18. Misamis Occidental 2nd district Representative Henry Oaminal – P160.40M
19. Pangasinan 3rd district Representative Rose Marie Arenas – P159.43M
20. Pampanga 2nd district Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo – P136.76
21. Iloilo 1st district Representative Oscar Garin – P136.67M
22. Misamis Oriental 1st district Representative Peter Unabia – P127.86M
23. San Juan City Representative Ronaldo Zamora – P127.18M
24. Manila 5th district Representative Amado Bagatsing – P117.77M
25.Aklan Representative Teodorico Haresco Jr – P113.38M
(Complete list originally posted from Rappler.com)
