The 3rd Awit Awards were held in Manila Hotel located in the nation's capital, Manila. They gave awards to the outstanding musical achievements for the year 1970.[1]
The award ceremony was originally to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in March 1971.[2] After some meetings, the Philippine Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences decided to move it to May and would be held at the Araneta Coliseum.[3] Yet again, it was delayed to June due to the elections of the board and the jurors and took place at the Manila Hotel.[4]
A total of 36 awards were given that night. Nora Aunor, Bert Dominic, the Philippine Rondalla, Vilma Santos and Danny Subido both took home the most number of awards with 2.
