Despite the decline in the economic growth of the country due to the pandemic, Senator Cynthia Villar and Senator Manny Pacquiao remained as the top 2 Richest Senators of 2020.
Following the summary of the 2020 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) posted on the Senate’s official website, Villar kept her position as the richest among her colleagues with a net worth of PHP 3.87 billion.
Villar is the wife of the former Senator Manny Villar—hailed as the country’s second-richest based on Forbes magazine’s list of the Philippines’ 50 Richest as of September 2021.
The Villar family also owns the Philippines’ biggest homebuilder Vista Land, Golden Bria Holdings, and Starmalls Incorporated.
Boxing tycoon, Senator Manny Pacquiao, who recently announced his Presidential bid in the 2022 National Elections, earned the title as the second richest Senator of the country with a net worth of PHP 3.18 billion.
Remaining as the poorest member of the chamber, detained Senator Leila de Lima acquired the lowest ranking with a net worth of PHP 9.5 million.
Below is the complete list of senators and their latest declared net worth:
- Sen. Cynthia Villar: PHP 3,875,696,435
- Sen. Manny Pacquiao: PHP 3,187,092,600.69
- Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto: PHP 581,071,657.97
- Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri: PHP 220,736,702.43
- Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.: PHP 179,958,909.30
- Sen. Sonny Angara: PHP 150,898,358
- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon: PHP 106,862,853
- Sen. Grace Poe: PHP 101,327,620.48
- Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian: PHP 91,213,596.57
- Senate President Vicente Sotto III: PHP 85,643,477.63
- Sen. Pia Cayetano: PHP 84,591,678.21
- Sen. Richard Gordon: PHP 77,569,572.39
- Sen. Lito Lapid: PHP 74,948,600
- Sen. Francis Tolentino: PHP 59,812,000
- Sen. Nancy Binay: PHP 59,770,251
- Sen. Panfilo Lacson: PHP 58,330,268.50
- Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III: PHP 37,203,400
- Sen. Imee Marcos: PHP 36,270,467
- Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa: PHP 34,383,136.29
- Sen. Joel Villanueva: PHP 33,029,725
- Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan: PHP 23,941,333.25
- Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go: PHP 22,274,508.68
- Sen. Risa Hontiveros: PHP 16,720,359.73
- Sen. Leila De Lima: PHP 9,544,111.68
Source: http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/2020%20SALN%20table%20summary.pdf