MANILA, Philippines — Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and an ex-Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division of malversation involving P50 million in non-existent, or ghost, projects for farmers in Luzon. On Friday, July 24, 2026, Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s order finding Napoles and ex-DAR
