The wife of Senator Manuel Villar remains the Philippines's richest among the 238 representatives in Congress, according to the latest Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth submissions.

Parañaque Rep. Cynthia Villar registered a networth of P1.047 billion as of end-2008, making her the only billionaire among her peers. She reported having no liabilities.

Villar’s networth is more than twice the next richest solons in the list, Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Negros Occidental Rep. Julio Ledesma IV, and San Jose del Monte Rep. Arturo Robes. They reported respective networths of P477 million, P447 million, and P441 million.

Villar's networth is almost 19,000 times that of the poorest congressman, Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano, who reported P55,501.72.

Three other congressmen registered a networth less than P1 million: Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo (P895,145), Bohol Rep. Adam Relson Jala (P782,000), and Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño (P119,900).

Presidential aspirant Gilbert Teodoro’s wife, Monica, is 6th richest with a networth of P232 million, while former Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. landed on the 40th slot with P62.7 million.

Current House Speaker Prospero Nograles ranked 29th with a networth of P88.26 million. He reported assets of P133 million and liabilities of P45 million.

Former President Ferdinand Marcos’s son and namesake, Ferdinand Jr., placed 8th with networth of P180 million, while President Arroyo’s son, Mickey Arroyo ranked 23rd with P99 million.

The top 10 richest congressmen are:
1. Rep. Cynthia Villar (P1.05-B)
2. Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (P477-M)
3. Rep. Julio Ledesma IV (P447-M)
4. Rep. Arturo Robes (P441-M)
5. Rep. Judy Syjuco (P265-M)
6. Rep. Monica Prieto Teodoro (P232-M)
7. Rep. Ferjenel Biron (P191-M)
8. Rep. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (P180-M)
9. Rep. Edgar San Luis (P165-M)
10. Rep. Aurelio Gonzalez Jr. (P153-M)

The top 10 poorest:
1. Rep. Rafael Mariano (P55-T)
2. Rep. Teodoro Casiño (P118-T)
3. Rep. Adam Relson Jala (P782-T)
4. Rep. Satur Ocampo (P895-T)
5. Rep. Mujiv Hataman (P1.5-M)
6. Rep. Liza Maza (P1.5-M)
7. Rep. Benjamin Asilo (P1.9-M)
8. Rep. Pedro Pancho (P2-M)
9. Rep. Sharee Ann Tan (P2.1-M)
10. Rep. Narciso Santiago III (P2.9-M)