DAVAO CITY – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s net worth grew by P1.35 million last year, his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) showed. Duterte, in his sworn SALN, declared assets worth P22,971,732.62 for 2014 while his liabilities remained at P1 million. This figure is higher than the P21,618,289.73 total assets he declared for 2013. Meanwhile, his son Paolo, the vice mayor, only had a P100,000 increase in his net worth with assets totalling P24.287 million. The growth in Mayor Duterte’s wealth largely came from more cash on hand and in banks which added up to P13,846,732.62 for the year 2014. He declared cash amounting to P12,993,289.73 for this particular item in his SALN for the year 2013. Duterte earns P78,946 monthly since he is a government official with a Salary Grade 30 under the Salary Standardization Law, which is similar to the income level of a governor as prescribed by the Civil Service Commission. In an interview, Duterte said that his wealth includes allowances from different councils that he headed, which includes Watershed Management Council, Regional Peace and Order Council, City Peace and Order Council, Investment Incentive Board, and Public Private Partnership Board. He also declared in his SALN that he acquired a piece of agricultural land in Catigan, Toril worth P500,000 last year. For his real properties, Duterte has P1.7-million worth of residential lots and P1.7 million agricultural lands. The city mayor declared as personal properties vehicles worth P1.1 million, household appliances and furniture worth P450,000, jewelry worth P300,000, and investments worth P3.8 million. (MindaNews)