Huling-huli sa CCTV ang pagnanakaw ng obra ng tanyag na national artist na si Fernando Amorsolo mula sa isang museo sa Negros Occidental.
Sino nga ba ang nangahas na nakawin ang obra maestra ng dakilang pintor?
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Sino nga ba ang nangahas na nakawin ang obra maestra ng dakilang pintor?
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00:00The famous work of the National Artist for Painting, Fernando Amorzolo, was stolen from a private museum in Negros Occidental.
00:14The theft was recorded by CCTV. Who are the criminals?
00:25This ancestral house is a witness to the colorful and rich life of a famous family in Negros Occidental.
00:36This is the two-storey house of the Hofilenia family.
00:41It was built in the 1930s when the museum built the Hofilenia Ancestral House.
00:49This house was built in 1934 by Manuel Hofilenia for his wife, Hilda, and for his children.
00:57I am the youngest child of the Manuel Hofilenia family.
01:03Not only the old utensils and household items can be seen here,
01:11but also their huge art collection,
01:16the works of the most famous artists of the country.
01:21This is by Hidalgo and Juan Luna, who joined the competition in Paris before.
01:28This is by Bencab and Manansala.
01:32This is a kindergarten by San Yupi.
01:34And one of the most famous here is the painting of the National Artist, Fernando Amorzolo.
01:41This painting of Amorzolo was sold in Makati in 2019 for almost Php 47 million.
01:48That is why it is almost impossible to paint the face of the Hofilenia family
01:53when this painting of Amorzolo was stolen.
01:57It was past 11 in the morning when I climbed up here.
02:00I saw that the painting was gone.
02:03The theft was caught on CCTV.
02:07Who was the one who stole the masterpiece of Fernando Amorzolo?
02:13We pray that the painting of Amorzolo will be returned.
02:17Our development is that the first suspect is...
02:20Our development is that the first suspect is...
02:28The painting of Mango Harvesters was stolen.
02:33It was painted by Amorzolo in 1936.
02:37Here you can see a woman wearing a sari,
02:40with a boy and a girl while eating mangoes in Nayon.
02:45The 12 by 18 inches painting is part of the collection of Ramon Hofilenia.
02:52Fernando Amorzolo and Ramon Hofilenia attended art exhibits.
02:58That is where they met and became friends.
03:01Until he bought a painting of Fernando Amorzolo
03:05named Mango Harvesters, which is now 88 years old.
03:11Amorzolo showed that poverty is a way of life.
03:15That's why people do it together and they are happy doing it.
03:20Fernando Amorzolo is also known as the Grand Old Man of Philippine Art
03:25because of his great contribution to the art and culture of our country.
03:30In his paintings, he usually shows planting, scenery.
03:35You can also see his appreciation for beauty.
03:39Because most of his paintings or portraits are of beautiful women.
03:46In 1972, he was nominated as the first national artist of the Philippines.
03:54Amorzolo is the most famous contemporary painter.
04:00All of his paintings are priceless.
04:04According to one of the museum's executives, Jimmy,
04:08the people who stole the paintings were the visitors.
04:12On the morning of July 3,
04:14On that day, there were five people who climbed up.
04:18The gardener accompanied them because at that time, there was no tourist guide on duty.
04:23The gardener went down to let the others in.
04:26He left the people up there.
04:29The next thing they noticed
04:31was that at 10 in the morning, Amorzolo's painting was gone.
04:35Our investigator went to the theft and robbery section.
04:38We saw in the initial video of the CCTV who took the painting.
04:51Where is Amorzolo's painting?
04:54The police are now investigating
04:58to find out who stole the painting.
05:02And the most solid evidence is the CCTV footage
05:06where the theft of the painting was caught.
05:11In the second floor of the museum,
05:15there were five visitors.
05:17Two of them were wearing hats and face masks.
05:21They noticed that someone was peeping on the ground floor
05:26before they approached Amorzolo's painting.
05:30They also looked at the back of the painting.
05:32And when the visitors turned around,
05:35Amorzolo quickly removed the painting from the ground floor.
05:41And he brought it to the next room.
05:43One of the visitors immediately noticed the missing painting.
05:49While the CCTV footage was being recorded in the man's room,
05:54we can see how he put the painting in his bag.
05:59The suspect immediately went out of the room
06:01and accompanied the other visitors.
06:05The two suspects quickly took Amorzolo's painting.
06:12There was a pedicab.
06:14They rode it to the plaza.
06:16In this CCTV footage taken from the plaza,
06:20we can see the two of them riding a jeep to Bacolod City.
06:24One of the suspects was told by the police
06:27that they cannot name the suspect.
06:31One of our persons of interest
06:33found out that there were previous cases here in Bacolod in 2022.
06:38He was also accused of theft.
06:42The unfortunate theft of Amorzolo's painting
06:45has a big impact because
06:47almost all the prominent Filipino masters are in the museum.
06:50It is denying the locality of an opportunity
06:54to witness a work of a national artist.
06:58Just this Friday,
06:59the Silay City police arrived
07:02and stole Amorzolo's painting
07:04from the Hofileña Ancestral House
07:06in Mataan de Umano in Manila.
07:11I think Amorzolo's painting was stolen in 2019.
07:15Almost 47 million.
07:17Who was the thief who stole Fernando Amorzolo's masterpiece?
07:22This is the missing painting.
07:24Next, the painting of the national artist,
07:27Fernando Amorzolo, was stolen.
07:34Just this Friday,
07:35the Silay City police arrived
07:37and stole Amorzolo's painting
07:40from the Hofileña Ancestral House
07:42in Mataan de Umano.
07:46In Manila.
07:47I'm very comfortable with telling you and everyone
07:51that this is the missing painting.
07:53Who was the thief who stole Fernando Amorzolo's masterpiece?
08:01The two people who were caught by the police
08:04did not hit the person of interest
08:07who was seen in the CCTV.
08:09The two people who stole,
08:10there was a contact between them.
08:12They were ordered and financed
08:14to get the painting.
08:16From the airport in Iloilo,
08:18our two suspects were brought to Manila
08:22and they were brought to where they were ordered.
08:25The one who financed
08:28only recognized the thief.
08:30They did not know that this was the contents of the sack bag
08:33that they brought.
08:34Suspects may be charged with theft.
08:37In this case,
08:38if the painting is worth more than 2.2 million pesos,
08:43the sentence is 10 years and 1 day
08:46up to 12 years of imprisonment.
08:49In the case of an Amorzolo painting
08:51that we can say is a national treasure,
08:53we can say that it is priceless,
08:55but based on the assessed value,
08:56which is 50 million,
08:57the computation will be
08:591 year for every 1 million in excess
09:03of 2.2 million
09:04for as long as
09:05the total of 20 years of imprisonment will not exceed.
09:08We encourage the public
09:10to help take care of our culture in Minana,
09:14especially the paintings
09:16that are displayed in museums and galleries.
09:19Because this heritage is not only for us,
09:22but for the next generations.
09:24Now, we will continue
09:26and then we added CCTV and guards.
09:30This painting by Fernando Amorzolo
09:33and other national artists
09:36or painters
09:37is a treasure of our culture
09:39that should be visited by many Filipinos
09:43and not only in the custody of criminals.
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