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The rich list in Congress: Party-list rep is richest solon

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RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

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 by the HoR website, 1PACMAN Partylist Rep Michael Odylon Romero is the richest congressman with a net worth of 7,009,588,018.00 as of December 31, 2016.The richest Congressman of the 17th Congress has been absent since January 2017. Romero has not been seen in the House since he was ordered arrested by a Manila Regional Trial Court January this year over allegations that he stole P3.4 million from his family-owned Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc. (HCPTI). Romero was last marked present in a plenary session of the House December 14, 2016, according the published journals of the House.<div>The top 15 richest lawmakers by net worth are:</div>Michael Odylon Romero 1PACMAN 7,009,588,018.00Emmeline Aglipay Villar DIWA 1,409,149,497.00Alfredo Benitez 3rd District, Negros Occ. 942,964,471.00Imelda Marcos 2nd District Ilocos Norte 917,800,000.00Feliciano Belmonte Jr. 4th District QC 852,132,586.81Virgilio Lacson MANILA TEACHERS 768,824,757.93Bayani Fernando 1st District, Marikina 738,000,000.00Vilma Santos 6th District, Batangas 522, 610,452.59Antonio Floirendo 2nd District, Davao del Norte 491,710,128.16Yedda Marie Romualdez, 1st District, Leyte 477,940,905.59Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2nd District, Pampanga 434,636,322.52Rosanna Vergara 3rd District, Nueva Ecija 310,384,471.16Michael John Duavit 1st District, Rizal 263,466,370.20Abrham Tolentino 7th District, Cavite 258,675,231.11Ferjenel 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.Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez was just the 50th richest congresssman with a net worth of 86,498,186.34.Kabataan Party List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago was named the poorest congresswoman with a net worth of P50,000.

The House of Representatives 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.

The House of Representatives 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.

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The rich list in Congress: Party-list rep is richest solon

RG Cruz,

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Published Aug 11, 2017 02:57 PM PHT

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