Villar tops richest senator list for fourth year running
Senator Cynthia A. Villar remained the richest member in the Senate for four consecutive years, posting a P3.61 billion net worth with no declared liabilities based on her 2017 statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth released to media on Thursday.
She was followed Mr. Pacquiao who had a net worth of P2.95 billion. Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV came in last with a net worth of P6.87 million.
Ms. Villar’s husband is businessman and former senator Manuel B. Villar, Jr. who chairs Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc. and Starmalls Inc. His net worth, according to Forbes, is $4 billion or around P200 billion. — Camille Aguinaldo


