Del Rosario richest Cabinet member; Luistro, Dinky poorest

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario remains the richest member of President Aquino's Cabinet, based on his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

According to his SALN for 2013, Del Rosario has a total net worth of P765,379,281 in 2013, topping the list of wealthiest secretaries in the administration. His wealth grew by P65 million from 2012.

A successful businessman, Del Rosario has been known to give away part of his salary received from the government to his staff.

At the bottom of the list is Education Secretary Armin Luistro with only P433,392, down from his P550,651 net worth the year before.

Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, a former advertising executive, is the second wealthiest, followed by Finance Secretary Alan Purisima.

Social Welfare Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman is the second poorest Cabinet member by the end of 2013.

Like Del Rosario, some of the richest Cabinet chiefs such as Almendras and Purisima started their careers in business.

1. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario - P765,379,281.02
2. Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez - P282,466,800.00
3. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima - P278,947,249
4. Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas III - P211,027,479.88
5. Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo - P150,641,395
6. Chief Legal Counsel Benjamin Caguioa - P120,378,000
7. Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras - P119,841,097.67
8. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla - P117,095,110
9. Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya - P112,080,897.55
10. Health Secretary Enrique Ona - P93,692,345.56
11. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala - P90,772,754.10
12. Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson - P83,844,373.25
13. Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo - P59,968,806.39
14. TESDA director general Joel Villanueva - P49,772,955
15. CHED chairperson Patricia Licuanan - P45,477,803
16. MMDA chairperson Francis Tolentino - P40,722,000
17. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad - P32,772,279.13
18. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje - P30,000,000.35
19. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin - P24,639,939
20. Presidential Management Staff chief Julia Abad - P22,360,000
21. Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma - P16,390,000
22. NEDA chief Arsenio Balisacan - P21,615,100
23. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa -  P18,149,756.34
24. National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia, Jr. - P16,400,000
25. Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes - P14,589,967
26. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda - P12,409,443.57
27. Presidential Legislative Liaison Office chief Manuel Mamba - P10,857,217.20
28. National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Secretary Mehol Sadain - P10,422,270.12
29. Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Ronald Llamas - P5,693,378
30. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles - P4,712,506.86
31. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima - P4,586,742.20
32. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz - P4,345,406
33. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman - P3,680,000
34. Education Secretary Armin Luistro - P433,392.17