2nd Awit Awards
1970 Philippine music awards ceremony
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The 2nd Awit Awards were held on July 16, 1970.[1] They honored achievements in the Philippine music industry for the year 1969. This was the first time the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (PARAS) presented these awards after the Awit Awards Executive Committee was dissolved.[2]
DateJuly 16, 1970
Most awardsGeorge Canseco (3)
Best AlbumNorma, Norma by Norma Ledesma
Song of the Year"True Love Came Too Late" by George Canseco
| 2nd Awit Awards | |
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| Date | July 16, 1970 |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | George Canseco (3) |
| Best Album | Norma, Norma by Norma Ledesma |
| Song of the Year | "True Love Came Too Late" by George Canseco |
| Best Single | "My Pledge of Love" by Edgar Mortiz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | DWOW DZTM DZTR (radio) |
Twenty-five awards were given that night. The foreign division was scrapped after last year's ceremony. George Canseco had the most awards with three.
Winners
General
| Song of the Year | Best Single | Best Album |
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People
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Instrumental
Composing, lyric writing and arranging
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Production
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Packaging and notes
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Special awards
| Best Special Recording | Posthumous Award | Special Award of Merit |
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Notes:
^[A]It is currently unknown which song of the Pandacan Original Brass Band won the "Best Special Recording".