COA records revealed that Alcala received P6.037 million in salaries, allowances and bonuses in 2012. The bulk of this amount came from Alcala's salary as agriculture secretary, which was pegged at P2.515 million.
On top of his salary, Alcala received a P2.119-million allowance for sitting as the National Food Authority's council chairman. The agriculture chief also got P341,000 in allowances; P267,729 in bonuses, incentives and benefits; P729,999 in discretionary expenses and P60,000 in additional compensation.
Foreign Affairs chief Albert del Rosario, the wealthiest Cabinet official last year, meanwhile earned P4.355 million for his government post in 2012, making him the second highest-paid member of Aquino's Cabinet.
Health Secretary Enrique Ona came in third with P2.433 million, followed by Science and Technology chief Mario Montejo, who earned P2.125 million as a Cabinet official last year.
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos chairman Mehol Sadain, on the other hand, was the lowest-paid Cabinet official who served a full term last year, earning P1,280,424 in 2012.
The other Cabinet members are ranked as follows, based on their earnings last year:
5. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima - P2.037 million
6. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Joel Villanueva - P1.922 million
7. Commission on Higher Education Secretary Patricia Licuanan - P1.918 million
8. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin - P1.906 million
9. Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz - P1.898 million
10. Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson - P1.887 million
11. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman - P1.882 million
12. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino - P1.874 million
13. former Energy Sec. Jose Rene Almendras - P1.802 million
14. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Sec. Ramon Carandang - P1,790 million
15. Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas III - P1.776 million
16. Finance Sec. Cesar Purisima - P1.717 million
17. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Eduardo De Mesa P1.661 million
18. National Anti-Poverty Commission chairman Joel Rocamora - P1.640 million
19. Political Adviser Ronaldo M. Llamas - P1,639,468
20. Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. -P1,639,468
21. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda - P1,639,468
22. National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia, Jr. - P1,613,738
23. Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje - P1,613,509
24. Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head Manuel Mamba - P1,575,311
25. Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma, Jr. - P1,573,374
26. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles - P1,573,373
27. Agrarian Reform Sec. Virgilio R. de los Reyes - P1,566,269
28. Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo - P1,553,162
29. Education Secretary Armin Luistro FSC - P1,552,156
30. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad - P1,477,427
31. Presidential Management Staff head Julia Abad - P1,343,781
32. Tourism Sec. Ramon Jimenez, Jr. - P1,311,645
33. National Commission on Muslim Filipinos chairman Mehol K. Sadain - P1,280,424 — AC/BM,
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