Manila, April 26 -- Negros Occidental's provincial government has hailed the return of the "Mango Harvesters" painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo to the Hofilena Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental.

The 1936 painting, stolen from the museum on July 3, 2024, was recovered by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) days later and turned over to the National Museum in Manila on July 12.

On Friday afternoon, the masterpiece was unveiled and displayed anew in a ceremony led by the Hofilena family and joined by city officials, law enforcers, culture and history advocates, artists, and tourist guides.

"We are celebrating more than just the return of a lost painting - we celebrate the return of a story, a memory, and a piece o...