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By Melvin Gascon farmeff, peasants and tiose in- The former first lady was con-
@melvingasconlNQ volved in other agriculture exten- victed by the Sandiganbayan for
sion sewices," according to its seven counts of graft for using
The leader of the party list bloc in website. Swiss bark accounts to stash mil-
the House of Representatives re-
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rallrng fiomero as wealthl-
I lions from tjle countn/s coffers.
mains the richest member of t}Ie est House member is Negros The others in the listare: for-
.outgoing Vth Congress, accord- Occidental 3rd District Rep. Al- mer Speaker and outgoing Que-
ing to r€cords released by dhe fredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez, zon City Rep. Feliciano "Sonny"
' House secretariat on Wedtresday. who posted a net worth of a lit- Belrnonte, Jr. (P864.75 million),
1-Pacman Rep. Michael "Mi tle overPlbillion. party list lawmaker and Manila
kee" Romero, president of the Benitez takes the spot former- Teachers Rep. Virgilio Lacson
Party-list Coalition Foundation, ly occupied by then Diwa party (P793.87 miUion), Representa-
Inc., posted a networth ofabout list Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, tives Bayani Fernando (Marik!
P'/.9 billion to retain his ranking who hab since been appointed un- na City, P748 million); Antonio
as the wealthiest member of dersecretary of the Departrnent Floirendo Jr. (Davao del Norte,
Congress. ofJustice. She is married to Public P7r4.6 million), Vilma Santos-
Romero's party list group, One Works SEcretary Mark Villar. Recto (Batangas, P555.3 million),
Patriotic Coalition of Marginal- The third richest Houie Yedda Romualdez (Leyte, P487.6
. ized Nationals (1-Pacman), sup- member is outgoing Ilocos Norte million) and House Speaker Glo-
posedly stands for the "marginal- Rep. Imelda Romualdez Marcos ria Macapagal-Arroyo (Pampan-
ized sector, including fuherfolk with P923.8 million net worth. ga, P479.54 million). rNe
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