Directed by Al Quinn Country of origin Philippines First episode date 30 September 2012 | Starring various artists Original language(s) FilipinoEnglish Running time 2 1/2 hours Languages English, Filipino | |
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Dolphy Alay Tawa: A Musical Tribute to the King of Philippine Comedy is a musical tribute concert to the Philippine's king of comedy, Dolphy who died on July 10, 2012 due to multiple organ failure. The concert was held at the Mall of Asia Arena on September 19, 2012 and simultaneously aired as a television special on September 30, 2012 by the three major Philippine commercial television networks: ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network.
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Production
The musical tribute was directed by Al Quinn and written by Bibeth Orteza and featured talents from ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network. The proceeds of the concert went to the Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines, Friends of Hope, and the Philippine Red Cross.
Airing
The tribute concert aired on September 30, 2012 at exactly 10:30 PM PHT. In a rare opportunity, the show was simultaneously aired by ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network. As a compromise, the networks designated the Quezon Memorial Circle as the common playback point of the special. From the Quezon Memorial Circle, the networks will pick up the common feed by each of their outside broadcast vans (OB van) en route to their individual broadcast facilities.