| 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) |
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]
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.
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| 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".
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