Palace Declares July 13, 2012 As National Day of Remembrance in Honor of Dolphy Quizon

Two days after the news of Dolphy's death broke out, President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III declares Friday, July 13, 2012 as a national day of remembrance in honor of the late comedy king. In statement, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte says that "The President issued the proclamation in recognition of how the nation deeply feels the passing of Dolphy. In the proclamation, the President cited Dolphy as a man who will live on in Philippine cultural history—and in the hearts of many of his countrymen."

English: Dolphy, Filipino actor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Shed also added that the proclamation aims to encourage the Filipinos to reflect on Dolphy's contributions to art and artistry, his personal kindness and generosity, and deep patriotism.

A working day tomorrow

Proclamation 433 that declares the national day of remembrance for Dolphy doesn't mention that tomorrow will be a non-working holiday. With that, regular work schedules will pursue nationwide.

National Artist Award-giving Body in Hot Waters

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now in hot waters for allegedly failing to give Dolphy the National Artist award in 2009 allegedly due to lame reasons such as the personal life of Dolphy as well as his gay roles. The public clamor started to get hot when Dolphy's health condition became known to the public. And now that he died, interest to NCCA was at all-time high.

In response to that, the government has issued a primer regarding the nature of the award and the qualification to receive it. Please see the primer here: http://www.gov.ph/the-order-of-national-artists/