| Orly Punzalan | |
| Birth Name: | Orly J. Punzalan |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Apalit, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Death Place: | Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Occupation: | TV and radio |
| Years Active: | 1967–2005 |
| Children: | 4 (Princess) |
| Relations: | Karen Punzalan (granddaughter) |
Orly J. Punzalan (September 9, 1935 – January 6, 2005) was a Filipino radio-TV personality in the Philippines.
In 1967, he was married to actress and broadcaster, Helen Vela[1] (1946–1992). They had four children, including Pastor Paolo Punzalan[2] (Senior Pastor of Victory Fort Bonifacio) and Princess Punzalan.[3] The couple separated in 1973 and later divorced. He later married a woman named Pilar.[2]
Punzalan was once the station manager of Radio Veritas.[4] [5] He also hosted a program called Touching Lives in the same station.[6] The broadcaster was also once the president of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation from 1987 to 1989.[7] Punzalan is considered as one of the veterans in Philippine communication arts and acted as a consultant for several radio and television stations.[8]
In February 2000, he received the Edsa People Power Freedom Award.[2]
In his later years, Punzalan taught broadcasting in institutions such as the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the University of Perpetual Help-Rizal.[2]
He died of cardiac arrest on January 6, 2005, at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City. He was 70.[2] He was buried at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque[9] next to his wife Helen Vela (who died in 1992).