00:00Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. tops the Commission on Audit's
00:052025 report on salaries and allowances. Solidum is the highest-paid Marcos cabinet official for
00:11a second consecutive year, having received a total pay of 6.66 million pesos in 2025.
00:17This is 281,000 pesos higher than in 2024. His compensation from his post as DOST chief is
00:23broken down to 3.52 million pesos in basic pay, 1.62 million pesos in allowances, 1.09 million
00:30pesos in bonuses, incentives, and benefits, and 264,000 pesos in discretionary expenses.
00:37Former Justice Secretary and now Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulia ranks second in the list, having
00:42received 5.976 million pesos as Justice Chief in 2025. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma came third
00:50with 5.966 million pesos, while Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian came fourth with 5.494 million pesos.
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