''Patawad'' () is the second studio album by Filipina singer

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. It was released in 2020 by

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. The album consists of thirteen tracks. This album features the

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"Patawad, Paalam" with

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, "Paalam" with

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, and the titular song "Patawad". The album was certified platinum the same year.

Background

Singles

The sixth single "Hanggang Sa Huli" was released for the Filipino

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'', starring

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. Dela Torre dedicated this song to the employees of

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in the midst of the network's legislative franchise controversy.

Patawad, Paalam trilogy

The second single "Patawad, Paalam" was released on June 13, 2019. Its music video was released on July 1, 2019. The music video started a love story, portrayed by

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and Anna Luna, on growing old with a lingering regret of having ended their relationship. The third single of the album "Paalam" was released on September 13, 2019, marking Dela Torre's first collaboration with Filipino folk-pop band

. The official music video was released on March 26, 2020 making up the second chapter on leaving a relationship without explanations. The fifth single and titular song "Patawad" was released on February 6, 2020, with a music video, released the same day as "Paalam", on March 26, 2020. The music video, the final part to close the trilogy, makes up the final chapter on gaining freedom in forgiveness. Dela Torre and Hernandez came up with the idea of the trilogy within the album. The trilogy was inspired by Moira's grandparents. The seventh single "Paubaya" was released as the final single of the album on

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of 2021. A music video starring

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and

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was also released on the same day, on realizing that some people aren't meant to be together.

Release

''Patawad'' was released on March 27, 2020. Dela Torre and her team considered postponing the album's release due to the

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, but decided to push through to give people comfort and hope during that time.

Track listing

8 songs were written by Dela Torre and husband Jason Hernandez with contributions from

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, Argee Guerrero of I Belong To The Zoo and Paolo Benjamin Guico of

Certification

References

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