LIST: Earnings of Marcos Cabinet officials in 2024

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Here is the list of how much the Marcos Cabinet secretaries earned in 2024 as released in COA's Report on Salaries and Allowances

MANILA, Philippines – Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. emerged as the top Cabinet members of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr last year, based of the 2024 Report on Salaries and Allowances (ROSA) released by the Commission on Audit (COA) on its official website.

Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera received P5.372 million in total pay in 2024, making him the second highest paid Cabinet member, while Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, who topped the 2023 list, was at third with P5.275 million in total compensation.

The data is part of COA’s 1,443-page, 2024 ROSA released Tuesday, May 27.

Solidum’s take-home pay in 2024 increased by P319,000 from P6.06 million in 2023, when he was No. 2 in the COA list.

Solidum’s salary was entirely from his DOST post as he received no compensation for sitting in the governing boards of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, the Philippine Coconut Authority, the Batangas State University, and the National Dairy Authority.

The complete list of Cabinet members and their pay:

1. Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. (P6.379 million)
2. Commission on Higher Education Chairman Julian Prospero de Vera (P5.372 million)
3. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (P5.275 million)
4. Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian (P5.191 milliono)
5. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (P5.187 million)
6. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (P5.107 million)
7. Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan Uy (P5.029 million)
8. Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III (P4.991 million)
9. Agriculture Secretary Fracisco Tiu Laurel (P4.964 million)
10. Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan (P4.951 million)
11. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla (P4.948 million)
12. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (P4.918 million)
13. Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secretary Mark Mendoza (P4.917 million)
14. Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. (P4.84 million)
15. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (P4.83 million)
16. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto (P4.829 million)
17. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (P4.827 million)
18. Economic Development (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (P4.814 million)
19. Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Acuzar (P4.783 million)
20. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (P4.781 million)
21. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (P4.743 million)
22. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (P4.719 million)
23. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (P4.718 million)
24. Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Magno (P4.714 million)
25. Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation Lorenzo Gadon (P4.668 million)
26. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (P4.612 million)
27. Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Carlito Galvez Jr. (P4.602 million)
28. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Lope Santos (P4.563 million)
29. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Loyzaga (P4.494 million)
30. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac (P4.27 million)
31. Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil (P3.441 million)
32. Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. (P3.281 million)
33. Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (P3.22 million)
34. National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Guiling Mamondiong (P2.448 million)
35. TESDA Secretary Suharto Mangudadatu (P2.882 million)
36. Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara (P2.129 million)

The COA report noted that the amounts recorded under secretaries Garafil, Abalos, Mamondiong, Mangudadatu, and Angara were not their full year pays as they had only served in their respective posts for part of 2024. They were either new appointees or were transferred to a different office. – Rappler.com