NATIONAL TREASURE. Son Eric Quizon said it doesn't matter if his father didn't get the National Artist award. "In our hearts and minds, he is a national artist," he told reporters. Proof, celebrities from various disciplines—television, theater, performing arts, film, dance, music—and thousands of people from all walks of life troop to the Heritage Park in Taguig City to pay their last respects, such kind of affection rendered by Filipinos only a much loved leader like Cory Aquino or a martyr like her husband Ninoy could match. As noted film director Joey Reyes said, "Dolphy's contribution to the birth and growth of Philippine entertainment industry will remain unmatched, he is not only an icon of the industry. He is a Filipino icon." Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo