Villar still richest senator, Trillanes poorest

(Updated 7:48 p.m.) With a net worth of more than P700 million, real estate magnate and defeated presidential bet Senator Manuel Villar Jr. remains the Philippine Senate’s richest member. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV also remained the poorest senator with almost P4 million, based on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) they submitted to the Senate. Here is the 2010 net worth of senators based on their SALNs: (1) Manuel Villar - P725.2 million (P947.88 million in 2009) (2) Ralph Recto - P418.5 million (only elected in 2010) (3) Ferdinand Marcos Jr. - P311.5 million (only elected in 2010) (4) Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. - P125.7 million (P123.73 million in 2009) (5) Juan Ponce Enrile - P116 million (P118.8 million in 2009) (6) Jinggoy Estrada - P93.5 million (P84.03 million in 2009) (7) Sergio Osmeña III - P82.3 million (only elected in 2010) (8) Pia Cayetano - P76.7 million (P75.85 million in 2009) (9) Teofisto Guingona III - P73.9 million (only elected in 2010) (10) Edgardo Angara - P70 million (P64.2 million in 2009) (11) Vicente Sotto III - P48.9 million (only elected in 2010) (12) Loren Legarda - P45.5 million (P45.54 million in 2009) (13) Juan Miguel Zubiri - P41.2 million (P38.28 million in 2009) (14) Miriam Defensor-Santiago - P40.3 million (P40.3 million in 2009) (15) Franklin Drilon - P33.4 million (only elected in 2010) (16) Panfilo Lacson - P24.7 million (P24.23 million in 2009) (17) Gregorio Honasan - P19.3 million(P17.65 million in 2009) (18) Lito Lapid - P18.9 million (P15.9 million in 2009) (19) Alan Peter Cayetano - P15.9 million (P16.95 million in 2009) (20) Francis Pangilinan - P12.4 million (P12.02 million in 2009) (21) Joker Arroyo - P11 million (P11.05 million in 2009) (22) Francis Escudero - P8 million (P8 million in 2009) (23) Antonio Trillanes IV - P3.8 million (P3.47 million in 2009) Villar’s net worth in 2010 was lower by over P222 million compared to his net worth declaration in 2009, which was pegged at P947.88 million. Trillanes’ net worth increased by just over P300,000. His net worth declaration in 2009 was P3.47 million. A list of the senators' SALN declaration in 2009 may be viewed here. The net worth is calculated by subtracting a senator’s liabilities from his/her declared assets. According to the Senate website, a senator receives P35,000 a month while the Senate President receives P40,000. Under Presidential Decree 677, which amended Republic Act 3019 (Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), all government employees are required to file their “true detailed and sworn statement of assets and liabilities, including a statement of the amounts and sources of his income, the amounts of his personal and family expenses and the amount of income taxes paid" every year. - VVP, GMA News