With a net worth of P1.4 billion, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, 38, is the richest member and the only billionaire in the Cabinet, according to his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano is the poorest, with a net worth of only P273,629. Malacañang on Thursday released the SALNs of Villar, Mariano and 26 other members of President Duterte’s Cabinet upon the request of the Malacañang Press Corps. After Villar, the next richest Cabinet members were Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez (P351,859,283), Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima (P304,961,439), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (P301,999,204). The SALNs of five Cabinet members—Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo—were not available.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2017 23:26 UTC