Friday, August 11, 2017

LOOK: Richest list in Congress revealed

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The House of Representatives (HoR) has released the summary of the sworn statements of assets, liabilities and net worth of congressmen of the 17th Congress, nearly 4 months after the deadline for the filing of the declarations lapsed.

Based on the list posted, 1PACMAN Partylist Rep ichael Odylon Romero is the rihest congressman with a net worth of 7,009,588,018.00 as of December 31, 2016.

And according to the report the richest Congressman has been absent since January 2017. There was also an allegation that he stole Php 3.4 million from his family-owned Harbour Centre Post Terminal Inc.

The top 15 richest lawmakers by net worth are:
Michael Odylon Romero 1PACMAN 7,009,588,018.00
Emmeline Aglipay Villar DIWA    1,409,149,497.00
Alfredo Benitez 3rd District, Negros Occ.    942,964,471.00
Imelda Marcos 2nd District Ilocos Norte    917,800,000.00
Feliciano Belmonte Jr. 4th District QC    852,132,586.81
Virgilio Lacson MANILA TEACHERS    768,824,757.93
Bayani Fernando 1st District, Marikina    738,000,000.00
Vilma Santos 6th District, Batangas    522, 610,452.59
Antonio Floirendo 2nd District, Davao del Norte    491,710,128.16
Yedda Marie Romualdez, 1st District, Leyte    477,940,905.59
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2nd District, Pampanga    434,636,322.52
Rosanna Vergara 3rd District, Nueva Ecija    310,384,471.16
Michael John Duavit 1st District, Rizal    263,466,370.20
Abrham Tolentino 7th District, Cavite    258,675,231.11
Ferjenel Biron 4th District, Iloilo 241,810,450.55
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez ranked 24th with 177,263,287.96 while House Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas was 25th with 169,130,000.00.
Kabataan Party List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago was named the poorest congresswoman with a net worth of P50,000.

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