MANILA, Philippines — Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum was the top earner among department chiefs for 2025, based on the Commission on Audit (CoA).
A list on CoA's Report on Salaries and Allowances for Calendar Year 2025 showed that Solidum had P6.66 million in gross tax.
The others are:
-Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, P5.966 million;
-Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.,P5.201 million;
-Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, P5.163 million;
Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella 3rd, P5.146;
-Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., P4.98 million;
-former Tourism secretary Maria Christina Esperanza Frasco, P4.899 million;
-Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan P4.882 million;
-Trade Secretary Ma. Christina Roque, P4.857 million'
- Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, P4.836 million.
