"(Risa) Hontiveros, a widow with four children still in school, comes from a relatively well-off family. But in 2009, her last year as member of the House of Representatives, Hontiveros reported a net worth of only P4.9 million... Yet still, in her SOCE for the May 2013 elections, Hontiveros said she spent P8.8 million of her own money during the campaign. The implication is that between 2010 and 2012, she might have earned hefty sums from some job or activity yet undisclosed or unknown... Instead of the Aquinos, a number of Akbayan party-list members are now listed as having donated from tens of thousands to a million pesos to Hontiveros, including two graduate students who are not yet gainfully employed."
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:27:07 +0000