A year after his death, the question remains: Will the King of Comedy Dolphy finally become a National Artist?

A source in the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)—the government body that administers the award together with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)— hinted it might take a little longer.

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