Senator Cynthia Villar (MNS photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) – Senator Cynthia Villar got richer by more than a billion pesos last year while Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero became the poorest senator, based on their 2015 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
Villar, wife of former Senator Manny Villar, remained the only billionaire member of the Senate.
From P1.983 billion in 2014, Senator Villar’s net worth surged to P3.5 billion as of Dec. 31, 2015. She declared a zero liability.
Escudero, meanwhile, got poorer by hundred thousands of pesos when his net worth dropped to P5.847 million in 2015 from P6.049 million in 2014.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who was the poorest senator in 2014 with P5.549 million net worth, got richer by more than P400,000 when his net worth rose to P5.984 million last year.
Senator Grace Poe, who ran in the last May election, was among the top 10 richest members of the Senate based on their SALNs last year.
Poe declared a net worth of P89.118 million in 2015. (MNS)