26th Awit Awards
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South Triangle, Quezon City
Angeline Quinto (3)
| 26th Awit Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 11, 2013 |
| Location | Sequoia Hotel, South Triangle, Quezon City |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Gloc-9 Angeline Quinto (3) |
| Most nominations | Alwyn Cruz (8) |
| Album of the Year | MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata by Gloc-9 |
| Song of the Year | "Sirena" by Gloc-9 |
The 26th Awit Awards were held in Sequoia Hotel, Quezon City. They honored the best of Filipino music for the year 2012. The Philippine Association of the Record Industry decided to hold a small event, where only the winners were invited, due to the tragic Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) that affected the country last month. The money to be used for the planned extravagant awards ceremony was instead donated to the calamity fund.[1][2] Being a simple ceremony, no performances occurred.
Nominees were announced on June 3, 2013.[3] Alwyn Cruz led the pack with eight nominations. He was followed by Jonathan Manalo with seven. Gloc-9 and Vic Valenciano came next receiving six nods.[4][5]
Gloc-9 and Angeline Quinto won most of the awards with three.[2][6][7][8] For the third consecutive time, Ronnie Ricketts was given a certificate of appreciation again for his campaign against piracy.
