Sandigan convicts Napoles, former DAR exec, orders return of misused public funds
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-07-24 19:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Philippines, Law & Courts, Labour & Workers, World News, Asia Pacific
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MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan convicted businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and former Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) undersecretary Jerry Ermio Pacturan over the diversion of P50 million in public funds to bogus non-government organizations and ordered them to pay back the government in a ruling promulgated on Friday.
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