26th Awit Awards

26th Awit Awards
DateDecember 11, 2013
LocationSequoia Hotel,
South Triangle, Quezon City
Highlights
Most awardsGloc-9
Angeline Quinto (3)
Most nominationsAlwyn Cruz (8)
Album of the YearMKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata by Gloc-9
Song of the Year"Sirena" by Gloc-9
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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.

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  3. ^ "Finalists in 26th Awit Awards revealed". ABS-CBN Interactive. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Gloc-9 commands 26th Awit noms". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "26th Awit Awards Finalists". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Angeline Quinto, Gloc 9 win big at 26th Awit Awards". The Philippine Star. December 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Gloc-9 cops top Awit Awards plums". Manila Bulletin. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Rapper Gloc-9 big winner at 26th Awit Awards". Malaya. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.