Former Ombudsman Samuel Martires saw his net worth increase by 87 percent, or P36.464 million, over his seven-year term, according to his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. He began with P41.728 million in 2018 and ended with P78.192 million in 2025. All SALNs showed zero liabilities.
Samuel Martires, who served as Ombudsman from 2018 to 2025, filed his entry Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) on September 5, 2018, declaring a net worth of P41.728 million. This included P13.190 million in real properties valued at current fair market prices and P28.538 million in personal properties, with no liabilities reported.
By the end of his first five months in office, from August 6 to December 31, 2018, his net worth had risen to P57.064 million. It continued to grow annually: P65.454 million by the end of 2020, P66.157 million in 2021, P70.075 million in 2022, P75.746 million in 2023, and P78.192 million by the end of 2024. His net worth remained unchanged at P78.192 million until the end of his term on July 27, 2025.
Martires' exit SALN, filed on July 28, 2025, detailed real properties totaling P1.558 million at acquisition cost. These included a house and lot in Quezon City bought in 1983 for P1 million, another in Quezon City from 1979 for P408,000, residential land in Rizal acquired in 1996 for P150,000, and three inherited properties: agricultural land in Samar, a residential house and lot in Northern Samar, and one in Baguio City.
Personal properties amounted to P76.634 million, comprising jewelry worth P1.650 million, vehicles at P1.538 million, paintings and antiques at P500,000, furniture and fixtures at P75,000, appliances at P350,000, firearms at P350,000, cash in hand, bank deposits, bonds, and mutual funds totaling P48.300 million, foreign currency of $7,000 (about P371,000), and inherited corporate shares valued at P23.500 million.
Subsequent SALNs after the entry one valued real properties at acquisition cost rather than market value, contributing to the reported figures. Throughout his tenure, Martires consistently declared zero liabilities.