It’s not working. ABS-CBN should admit it that Willie Revillame was the only one who was able to succeed in the noontime slot. Wowowee was the only show that was able to put up a fight against the institution in noontime shows that is Eat Bulaga.

They need to think of something else. A new formula for a noontime show. Stop with copying Eat Bulaga and their old Wowowee show. Stop putting Mariel Rodriguez in their noontime shows because she isn’t interesting anymore! Toni Gonzaga I can understand that she’s a good host. But Randy Santiago and John Estrada just don’t seem too funny without Willie.

I think the giant network better get ideas from the viewing public. Hold a contest for fresh ideas! And then use the winning concept and try that out.

This is really touching!

I’ve read in PEP.ph and some local newspapers that when Tony Tuviera, big boss of TAPE, Inc., the company behind the longest-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!, learned that Francis Magalona was diagnosed with leukemia and would undergo chemotherapy, the big boss immediately said that he would shoulder all the medical expenses of the master rapper.

Wow!

Chemo medicines are no joke. It’s really expensive, not to mention that staying in the hospital could take weeks. Imagine the amount it all amounted to! It was reported that last October 2008 when FrancisM almost died due to sepsis, he stayed in The Medical City for more than 40 days.

In these times when the economy is down and you wouldn’t expect this much generosity from someone, then came Tony Tuviera! I hope there will be more Tony T.’s out there!

Master rapper/popular tv host-singer, Francis Magalona, died at 12:20 pm today, March 6, at the Medical City hospital in Pasig City, from leukemia. It was announced on national tv by comedian, Vic Sotto, on the longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga. The stars of the popular noontime show broke into tears as they prayed for the soul of their friend, Kiko.

He battled cancer for almost eight months before finally succumbing to it. He died of heart failure, a common cause of death by people suffering from cancer.

FrancisM was only 44.

This is one of the last 3 photos he posted in his Multiply blog.

I am a huge fan of FrancisM. He’s one of the few singers in the country who knew how to transform a nationalistic song into a cool one. Mga Kababayan Ko will always be one of the greatest songs he produced.

I love Kaleidoscope World the most, though

In his last blog entry, he related that he would be undergoing his 4th chemotherapy cycle and was asking for prayers from everyone.

So sad.