Manila, Philippines – Higit sa dosenang cabinet members ang yumaman pa.
Ito ay base sa kanilang 2018 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).
Mula sa 24 na cabinet members, 15 ang may mataas na net worth habang tatlo ang may mababang net worth.
Ang may cabinet member na may pinakamataas na net worth noong nakaraang taon ay si DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na may ₱1.408 billion.
Ikalawa sa pinakamayaman ay si Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi na may ₱1.385 billion na net worth at nagdeklara ng cash placements, jewelry, furniture, fixtures at real properties.
Si Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, ay may net worth na ₱366.78 million.
Ang iba pang cabinet members na may higher net worth ay sina:
- Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (₱306.35 million)
- PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (₱160.4 million)
- NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia (₱114.1 million)
- Presidential Spokesperson, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (₱72.9 million)
- Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (₱54.65 million)
- Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol (₱28.53 million)
- National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon (₱25.75 million)
- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (₱16.38 million)
- Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Chief Adelino Sitoy (₱10.04 million)
- Education Secretary Leonor Briones (₱9.61 million)
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (₱8.76 million)
- DICT acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. (₱7.95 million)
Ang tatlong cabinet member naman na bumaba ang net worth noong nakaraang taon:
- Science Secretary Fortunato Del Peña (₱5.03 million)
- Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (₱48.8 million)
- Health Secretary Francisco Duque (₱120.08 million)
Ang mga opisyal na sumali sa gabinete noong nakaraang taon ay sina Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. (₱106.52 million), TEDSA Director General Isidro Lapeña (₱70.74 million), Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (₱45.29 million), Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. (₱23.38 million), DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista (₱20.01 million) at Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (₱12.1 million).
Hindi naman available ang 2018 SALN nina Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones, Budget OIC Janel Abuel, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Housing Chief Eduardo Del Rosario, CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera iII at MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim.
