2nd Awit Awards
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The 2nd Awit Awards were held on July 16, 1970. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| "True Love Came Too Late" – George Canseco | "My Pledge of Love" – Edgar Mortiz | Norma, Norma – Norma Ledesma |
| Best Female Singer (English) | Best Male Singer (English) | |
|---|---|---|
| People Nora Aunor, Best Female Singer (English) winner Best Female Singer (English) Best Male Singer (English) Nora Aunor Eddie Peregrina Best Female Singer (Vernacular) Best Male Singer (Vernacular) Yolanda Guevarra Danilo Santos Best New Female Singer Best New Male Singer Esperanza Fabon Tirso Cruz III Best Vocal Group (English) Best Vocal Group (Vernacular) The Lumberjacks Cora Rosales & Ben Zubiri Duet | Instrumental Best Instrumentalist Best Instrumental Group Relly Coloma The MoonstrucksComposing, lyric writing and arranging Best Composer Best Lyricist Best Musical Arranger George Canseco George Canseco Doming Valdez | |
| Nora Aunor | Eddie Peregrina | |
| Best Female Singer (Vernacular) | Best Male Singer (Vernacular) | |
| Yolanda Guevarra | Danilo Santos | |
| Best New Female Singer | Best New Male Singer | |
| Esperanza Fabon | Tirso Cruz III | |
| Best Vocal Group (English) | Best Vocal Group (Vernacular) | |
| The Lumberjacks | Cora Rosales & Ben Zubiri Duet | |
| Best Instrumentalist | Best Instrumental Group | |
| Relly Coloma | The Moonstrucks | |
| Best Composer | Best Lyricist | Best Musical Arranger |
| George Canseco | George Canseco | Doming Valdez |
| Best Recording Engineer | Best Record Producer | Best Recording Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Production Best Recording Engineer Best Record Producer Best Recording Studio Jess Felix Ric Santos Manuel P. Villar Cinema-Audio | Packaging and notes Best Album Cover Best Album Liner Notes Norma, Norma Love Mood – Danny Yson | |
| Jess Felix Ric Santos | Manuel P. Villar | Cinema-Audio |
| Best Album Cover | Best Album Liner Notes | |
| Norma, Norma | Love Mood – Danny Yson |
Special awards
| Best Special Recording | Posthumous Award | Special Award of Merit |
|---|---|---|
| Pandacan Original Brass Band[A] | Ben Zubiri | DWOW |
Notes:
^[A]It is currently unknown which song of the Pandacan Original Brass Band won the "Best Special Recording".