Sa unang pagkakataon ay nagpaunlak ng interview through phone patch kahapon, March 7, ang asawa ng yumaong si Master Rapper Francis "Kiko" Magalona na si Pia Arroyo-Magalona sa Eat Bulaga!. Pero ang first on-cam interview ni Pia at ng kanyang mga anak ay nangyari sa Startalk kahapon din, isang araw pagkatapos yumao ang King of Rap dahil sa leukemia.
Sa one-on-one interview kay Pia ng Startalk co-host na si Ricky Lo, ang unang tanong ay kung paano nakaka-cope si Pia sa pagkamatay ni Francis?
"I think I'm coping well enough because I've been prepared naman for this. Both of us, me and Francis we're prepared for this moment to happen. So, by the grace of God, He led the way para mas makayanan ko ito," nakangiting sabi ni Pia, na very composed sa kabila ng pagkawala ng kanyang mister.
Naganap ang interview sa burol mismo ni Kiko sa Christ the King chapel sa Greenmeadows, Quezon City.
It's been seven months since August of last year, how did you prepare yourself and your children for this very sad moment?
"You know like, normally, when you're just having fun together...parang life is like one big party. Every day, with all the blessings... hindi naman sa devastated, kaya lang parang, 'Ha?' Bigla ka na lang na-diagnose of a disease, di ba? You know, this is something na bago sa akin kaya ang ginawa ko, ine-educate ko rin ang sarili ko about it kesa mag-panic ako. So, yun, I have prepared myself either pwedeng mabuti ang mangyari or masama rin. So, realistic talaga."
LAST MOMENT WITH FRANCIS. Can you describe your last moment with Francis? Was he awake?
"He was awake. He was sedated, but the doctor told me to talk to him. I want to clear yung mga haka-haka. Never siyang naging comatose. Never siya...wala siyang bugbog or anything sa body. Talagang alert na alert siya... ang mind niya. Except, of course, nung na-sedate na siya. Binigyan siya ng mga gamot para hindi niya maramdaman yung masakit sa katawan niya.
"Kasi sa leukemia, masakit siya kapag naggu-grow back yung bone marrow na pinapatay ng chemo. So, yun lang. Para sa akin naman, yung last moment was like hindi naman naiba sa ibang araw kasi lagi ko naman siyang nakakasama, so alam na alam ko siya. You know, parang it went too fast. But thinking about it, I think it's better that way na mabilis," lahad ni Pia.
Ano ba ang last words ni Francis sa iyo?
"Well, wala naman mga last bilin talaga."
Nagbilin daw siya na ikaw daw ang magme-makeup sa kanya?
"Oh, yeah. Yun nga, if ever it comes to this, gusto niya ako pa rin [ang magme-makeup sa kanya]. Kasi I used to do his makeup. Kasi parang he has a way talaga na he likes it. So, yung when he was really getting made up, yun na rin... Hindi naman ako yung ano [nag-makeup], pero ginayd ko yung gumawa. I want to thank you rin, give credit din dun sa gumawa. Ginayd ko lang naman para yung gusto niyang way."
Wala bang pinagbilin dun sa mga bata?
"Going back dun... meron siyang mga things na ganun. Kaya lang, wala naman talaga yung last bilin talaga. Kasi nga, he was on respirator, ano na siya...parang natutulog lang. He needs the respirator, ventilator, kasi yung paghinga niya congested. Punung-puno yung [lungs] niya ng pneumonia, ng fluids, ng blood cells niya. Yun ang problem niya talaga kaya siya na-confine nitong last time. Ito lang yung Tuesday na ito [March 3]."
Did you ever think this was his last confinement?
"Looking back, akala namin yung first was yung last time na. Yung second time, akala mo yung last time na. And then, parang he gets away with it. So, parang sanay ka na. Parang akala mo lalabas ka na. Mapagbiro nga talaga yung life, di ba?






MAMIMISS KA NAMIN cry ..
sana kung nasan ka man happy ka na .
condolence ulit pia. your being sensible, practical and strong is a true inspiration.
Malaki ang nabahagi ni Francis Magalona sa Industry. Yong mga songs at yong pagiging real artist niya. The whole Magalona clan should be so proud.
We love you Kiko. May your soul rest in Peace!
Condolence sa family mo
Thanks ABS/TFC for also giving tribute to our kababayan kiko. - at least updated kami sa mga pangyayari sa kanya at sa kanyang mga naulila. - God Bless ur Family kiko!!!
goodbye master rapper. we will miss you.
Miss Me--But Let Me Go Unknown
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little--but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared.
Miss me--but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take
And each must go alone.
It's all a part of the Master's plan,
A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
Miss Me--But Let Me Go!
your life story is worth crying perhaps but its indeed worth emulating... drawing internal strength from this life's lesson is not easy but being composed and all that means you really had the strength of the Above Almighty.
again and again i said this: congratulations for a fight well fought and a life well lived.
from ghana, africa with love and prayers....
its from my heart, a real feeling from a kapuso to another....