There's still time to see The Perez Bros. "Cruise Night 2" exhibition on view at Thinkspace Projects!! “Lets Groove”(2022)

Acrylic on canvas

96" × 76"244 × 193 cm

"Southern California is indisputably a hub of culture. With so many influences and interests it can be difficult to encapsulate, but The Perez Brothers have mastered just that. It is their understanding of LA, particularly the lowrider culture, that has generated such buzz and drawn fans into their world, eagerly awaiting more. A perfect example of collaboration down to the creation of the work itself, the identical twin brothers paint side by side, embodying the carefree spirit of the city while honing in on shocking emotional depth. With so much commitment to the city and such an understanding of its cultural history, it makes perfect sense that Thinkspace and The Perez Brothers would come together once again, two LA mainstays working together to leave an imprint on the cityscape."

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Thinkspace Projects4217 W. Jefferson Blvd. | Los Angeles, CA 90016#310.558.3375 | Tues. – Sat. Noon to 6PM

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New work by the Perez Bros in Marina del Rey.

Sandiganbayan clears NoCot guv of graft charges

#PHnews: Sandiganbayan clears NoCot guv of graft charges

COTABATO CITY – The anti-graft court has dismissed the corruption case against North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and former Lazi Mayor Orville Fua of Siquijor over the alleged irregular purchase of fertilizers 16 years ago. In a resolution promulgated on Jan. 19, Sandiganbayan's fourth division said it found the evidence against Catamco "insufficient to establish her participation in the alleged crime, through conspiracy, even by circumstantial evidence." Catamco -- still a civilian at the time and using the name Nancy Perez of Perezbros Company with her former husband -- was charged in 2005 for violation of Section 3(e) of RA 3019 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act together with Fua and seven others. Fua and several other local officials were accused of conspiring with the representatives of Perezbros when they purchased 1,866 liters of VITACROP liquid organic fertilizers at PHP1,500 per bottle or a total of PHP2,687,040. The prosecution claimed that the transaction violated RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act and its implementing rules and regulations. In her defense, Catamco said she was not accorded her right to a preliminary investigation and that she received no notice requiring her to submit a counter-affidavit before the Office of the Ombudsman. If she had only been accorded her right to preliminary investigation, she said, the Ombudsman would not have found probable cause against her because she had no participation in the questioned transaction. “There are indeed missing links that the prosecution evidence could not fill in to prove the guilt of Catamco beyond reasonable doubt or even the probability of guilt sufficient to bind the accused to stand trial,” the Sandiganbayan said in its ruling. In a statement Wednesday, Catamco said she hopes the decision would silence many of her political detractors "who have maliciously prejudged" the outcome of the investigation. “I always look the brighter side of every situation; it taught me to be a better person,” she said, reacting to the court's decision. “We have a lot of things to do, especially the ‘Serbisyo Caravan’ to far-flung communities lined up for 2021.” Associate Justice Alex L. Quiroz, division chairperson, and members Associate Justice Lorifel Lacap Pahimna, and Associate Justice Bayani H. Jacinto signed the Sandiganbayan resolution. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Sandiganbayan clears NoCot guv of graft charges." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128672 (accessed January 28, 2021 at 03:44AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Sandiganbayan clears NoCot guv of graft charges." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1128672 (archived).

Mural by the Perez Bros for the Maya Angelou Mural Festival.

Ombudsman clears NoCot guv of graft

#PHnews: Ombudsman clears NoCot guv of graft

COTABATO CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed for lack of evidence the graft complaint against North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco. In a resolution signed on January 27 but was only received by Catamco on Wednesday (Feb. 12), Ombudsman prosecutors Rayman Rafael and Tirso Vargas dismissed the complaint against Catamco (then named in the case as Nancy Perez) involving the alleged "fertilizer scam" in 2004. “I feel so happy and humbled with the resolution of the Ombudsman. It’s a perfect advance Valentine’s gift. Thanks for all your prayers and support,” Catamco said in her Facebook post on Wednesday while busy attending to meetings and gatherings in quake-hit areas in North Cotabato. Catamco, then a private business executive in 2004, was the wife of businessman Pompey Perez of Perezbros Company, supplier of agricultural products, where she used to be the general manager. Aside from Catamco and Perez--her erstwhile husband--also charged in the 2004 alleged “fertilizer fund scam” were Mayor Orville Ano-os Fua of Lazi, Siquijor; Municipal Accountant Ana Marie Sumalpong-Monte, Municipal Treasurer Rose Marie Villacampa Tomogsoc, Municipal Budget Officer Iva Ypil Marchan, Municipal Engineer Nutalio Bungcawel Jumayan, Private Secretary Sue Agnes Castillon, and Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Teodoro Jumadla, Jr. Catamco and the other respondents were accused of violating Section (c) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in a transaction the supplier and the government of Lazi, Siquijor entered into in 2004 under Criminal Case No. SB 190CRM-0100 and OMB C-C-16-0381. In its Sept. 26, 2019 resolution, the Sandiganbayan 4th Division ordered the preliminary investigation of the case. “The only evidence which connects the accused-respondent Perez (Catamco) to the registered partners of Perzebros and her being named as the General Manager thereof in the Articles of Partnership,” the January 27 decision reads. It further said that aside from the articles of partnership, there was "no other proof on record that even tends to show that Catamco personally participated in the transaction, or otherwise authorized the participation of Perzebros." “The circumstances that the Articles of Partnership named Perez as a partner and its General Manager alone does not suffice as a prima facie evidence to support the finding that a probable cause exists against her, much less that she conspired with here co-respondents,” the resolution added. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Ombudsman clears NoCot guv of graft." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1093690 (accessed February 13, 2020 at 05:16AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Ombudsman clears NoCot guv of graft." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1093690 (archived).

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