Comedy king Dolphy’s statue unveiled in Manila
By Erika Sauler
“Laughter is a sign that one takes life seriously.”
“Laughter is a sign that one takes life seriously.”
“Let’s go to FPJ’s tomb. There might be actors there,” a boy was overheard telling his companion Thursday, referring to the resting place of action star Fernando Poe Jr., one of the more prominent people buried at the Manila North Cemetery.
Last week the king of comedy, Dolphy, died due to a lingering illness. Millions of people mourned his death, as if a part of them also died. Dolphy was with the movie industry and made people laugh for six decades. He got romantically involved with many women inside and outside the movie industry and sired about 18 children from different mothers.
Rodolfo Vera “Dolphy” Quizon was finally laid to rest past 2 p.m. Sunday in a private, solemn ceremony at the Heritage Park in Taguig City, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM report said.
The intense public demand to give Dolphy the national artist award has pressured the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to put its selection process “under review,” Senator Edgardo Angara said Sunday.
President Benigno Aquino on Thursday said he favored the conferment of the national artist award on Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon but there is a process that has to be observed.
President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday night honored Dolphy by declaring Friday as a “National Day of Remembrance” for the comedy king.
President Benigno Aquino III arrived at the Heritage Park in Taguig City Thursday afternoon to pay his respects to the late Comedy King Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon.
President Benigno Aquino III is considering declaring a national day of mourning for the country’s King of Comedy, fondly called Dolphy by generations of Filipinos, amid calls from different groups to do so.
President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday led the nation in mourning the death of the Philippines’ “King of Comedy,” Dolphy, whose greatness, he said, lay in his portrayal of the Filipino everyman.
Vice President Jejomar Binay joined the nation in mourning for the death of the King of Comedy, Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon, saying Dolphy should be remembered for the happiness he brought to the Filipino people.
MANILA—Veteran actor-comedian Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon passed away last night, his partner Zsa Zsa Padilla confirmed to ABS-CBN. Dolphy died a few days before his 84th birthday on July 25. His remains now lie at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. Dolphy was taken to the Makati Medical Center last June 9 due to chronic obstructive [...]
May it be already too late or not, most of the respondents of the recently concluded INQUIRER.net poll said Comedy King Dolphy, Rodolfo “Dolphy” Vera Sr. in real life, should be recognized as among the country’s national artists.
