Associate Justice Marvic Leonen again stood out as the poorest magistrate, while Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza remained the richest, according to the 2016 summary report of the Supreme Court justices’ statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) released on Friday. The associate justice, who jointly filed his SALN with his wife, Concepcion, had a net worth of P249 million in 2015. Next came Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes, who retired on July 6, with a net worth of P77.8 million, up by P784,000 from his net worth in 2015. In seventh place among the richest was Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, with a net worth of P43.5 million. Next came Associate Justice Jose Mendoza, whose net worth increased by P4.1 million to P41.4 million, the fourth-highest increase in net worth.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 21, 2017 23:15 UTC