May your soul rest in peace, Francis “Kiko” Magalona.

Your music will continue to live on.

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.

It is heartbreaking to read that Philippines popular rapper turned TV host-actor, Francis Magalona, has been diagnosed with leukemia. He is 43 years old and father to eight children. I have been a fan of Francis Magalona ever since his Mga Kababayan Ko days. His rap songs have always been feisty and sensible to me, unlike most local rap songs.

I will be writing more about him in the next few days. He is currently undergoing more tests and is requesting the media not to turn his sickness into a media circus.

Here’s hoping that Francis will be blessed with a miracle.