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Francis Magalona honored by his sister with a "Best Brother" award

by Nerisa Almo posted on March 12, 2009  STATS: 41826 Views | 44 Comments

 

"On the second time [of remission], I told him, 'You know Frans, it's really okay if you have to go, you can go with a light heart because you have achieved so much,'" related Pia Arroyo about her last goodbye to husband Francis Magalona.

Photo By: Noel Orsal and Melo Balingit (inset)

After his colleagues and friends recalled their fondest memory of the late Francis Magalona, the Master Rapper's immediate family also shared their happy moments with him during the Eulogy held last March 10, at Christ the King Memorial Chapel in Greenmeadows, Quezon City. 

Francis's sister, Pie Magalona, also presented a posthumous "Best Brother" award to the Master Rapper in her Eulogy.

Francis's sister, who is based in Los Angeles, recalled the moment when they found out about their brother's condition. "I remember telling myself over and over again, 'You cannot break down. You have to be strong. You have to be positive for Francis's sake.' As it turned out, I didn't have to be. Francis himself was strong," she narrated.

She also mentioned how courageous her brother was in facing what he called "the happy battle."

"My first conversation with him, I remember I mumbled something like, 'Frans, hang in there, this is a glitch in your system, take care of it and move forward.' He responded to me, 'Sis, these are the cards I was dealt and I will play it. I'm not ready to give up my microphone just yet.' That's just like Francis."

Despite the loss, Pie is positive about the path that Francis would be taking in the afterlife. "If you all have heard about Disneyland, then you know that it's oftentimes called 'the happiest place on earth.' The good news is it's no longer the happiest place on earth. Heaven is the happiest place on earth because my brother's there," said Pie.

Meanwhile, Pia Arroyo related to the people who attended the last night of her husband's wake that Francis was peaceful about his passing. 

"He just accepted it and I know for a fact that he said, he always said when he prays to God that: 'Dear God I pray to you to heal me, for me to be able to spend more time with my family, though it's for my family I would like to stay longer. But then again, whatever is your will, I will accept it, I accept it wholeheartedly," she said.

Later on, she described Francis as someone every Filipino could be proud of. "He just wanted to do what makes him happy and in such a way he has given us so much and I'm very proud of him, very proud of his very existence—his being a poet, his being an artist, and his being a Filipino."

At the end of her Eulogy, Pia expressed her appreciation to everyone who has supported her in this "happy battle." 

She said, "I'd like to thank everyone who's been there all this time, during his illness. He chose to be brave about it that's why it always seemed that it's going to get better. Although the AML (acute myelogenous leukemia), the type that he has, was really the worst and just for seven months that his life was extended, I think that is it, that is all the rest to it. And I'm really glad for the time given, the time given by God to us to share him in our life."

"GOODBYE, POP." Francis's kids were also given their moment to say their farewell to their "tatay."

His stepchildren Unna and Nicolo thanked the Master Rapper for treating them like his own kids.

In her Eulogy for her Papa, eldest daughter Unna said, "You took us in and treated us like any of the other kids, so thank you very much for that.  Thank you for loving us and thank you for being an inspiration to everybody."

On his part, Nicolo said, "Even if he's not my biological dad, he loves me more than my real dad. Until now, I'm not sure how to take everything in 'cause it's very sudden. Papa was like my dad, my best friend, and my hero."

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  • 44  babes101

    03/13/2009 | 03:28 PM
    God Bless You Kiko you are a role model family man.
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  • 43  angel_ashanti

    03/13/2009 | 11:44 AM
    princesspeaches..

    tama ka dyan.. as in super duper bango.
    yung parang bango na parang binata lang.
    parang walang asawa at anak nitong mamang to. napaka bait at fresh looking pa.

    bakit kaya hanggang ngayon di ko pa din matanggap na wala na sha? pero iniisip ko na lang na family nga nya trying to move forward.. kahit masakit.. so dapat ganun na din siguro ako... til now im listening ng paulit ulit ng songs nya. PANALO yung cold summer nights and girl be mine. batang bata pa boses nya dun..

    HAAAY.. RIP Francis M. I know it's selfish sabi nga ni MAXENE pero we all wish you're still here.. But God is so good he does not want you to suffer physical pain anymore.. masakit man but you really have to go.. No goodbyes for you.. LOVE LIVE MASTER, my IDOL...
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  • 42  kontilang

    03/13/2009 | 10:25 AM
    nakita ko si francisM sa taping ng FAM JAM. i have a sister na nakapag work sa company ni kitchie benedicto. grabe, asar ako sa sis ko na sinasama ako sa taping nila,ever sunday sa marikina pa. imagine sa alabang kami nakatira. pero ngayon, dapat ako mag thank you sa kanya. doon ko lang nakita in person si kiko. ang bait niya sa mga tao doon. tapos, kasama din niya si pia every taping, kasi kasama si maxene sa show na yon. sayang
    lang, di ako nagpa picture sa kanya. i will miss you Master Rapper. thank you!...rest in PEACE...
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  • 41  liezlc

    03/13/2009 | 10:23 AM
    29 agree ako sa'yo sa suggestion mo.
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  • 40  marian_4ever

    03/13/2009 | 10:23 AM
    Condolence to my idol Maxene Magalona and her family. Idol ko talaga siya, sana bigyan siya maraming projects ng GMA. shes good actress, ang galing umarte sobra!
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  • 39  swiss

    03/13/2009 | 08:08 AM
    God bless Dabarkads Kiko
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  • 38  dchampion34

    03/12/2009 | 07:20 PM
    i agree with you joshua
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  • 37  iagosmom

    03/12/2009 | 06:47 PM
    hanggang ngayon tinatanong ko pa rin ang sarili ko.. quot;namatay ba talaga si francis magalona?quot; napakabata pa niya para kunin. he was so healthy looking. hindi ko siya kilala pero daig ko pa ang namatayan ng kamag-anak. siguro talagang mabuti siyang tao kasi sa lahat ng forums na napasukan ko, marami talaga ang super affected sa pagkawala niya.
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  • 36  crazylove

    03/12/2009 | 06:13 PM
    bakit wala ung sinabi ni frank? his jr?
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  • 35  pep_reader

    03/12/2009 | 03:20 PM
    i am really saddened by francis m's passing. i feel for his children especially the young ones. their dad is all but a memory to them. kung ako as a fan i already miss him eh how much more kaya yung family nya? i just hope that his legacy in the music indusry will live on. i will definitely get my family back home to buy his t-shirts. after all it's for a good cause and the message it tries to share means really something special. i will miss Kiko, and now that i've seen more of his daughter, Maxene, i think i can still follow Kiko through her. she's like a mini-kiko. i hope she will continue with what her dad started off in showbiz industry. may be not as a musician but through her craft in acting or hosting.
    may kiko's soul rest in peace....
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  • 34  kronia

    03/12/2009 | 03:00 PM
    iyak din ako ng iyak habing nanonood ng eulogy for francis m. di ko talaga mapigilan ang sarili kong umiyak kahit na ilang beses ko ng napapanood at kahit ngayon sa bulaga ay parang pinipiga ang dibdib ko. touch na touch ako.

    i know francis is at peace now because he is prepared for this and accept the will of God
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  • 33  happy_pinoy

    03/12/2009 | 02:24 PM
    Lahat ng article about Kiko binabasa ko at hanggang ngaun naiiyak pa rin ako. He's a good father kahit di nya biological children cla Unna at Nicolo pinaramdam nya na family pa rin cla.

    Di ka lang modelo ng mga kabataan, modelo ka sa maraming bagay.

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  • 32  mido0719

    03/12/2009 | 02:12 PM
    grabe ang iyak namin kagabi s haus ng mapanood namin to. Super touched kami s mga sinabi ng mga anak ni late Francis M s kanya. Naawa ako dun s 2 maliliit p...May the LORD always bless this family kahit wala n ang dad nila.

    Rest in Peace Master Rapper!
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  • 31  ebinfinity

    03/12/2009 | 12:50 PM
    anubatoooo! sobrang nakakalungkot!
    i'm so affected!.. OA na kung OA, pero nahirapan ako huminga kagabi sa kakaiyak... sobrang luv kita KIKO!
    dabarkads forever!
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  • 30  j0shua

    03/12/2009 | 12:23 PM
    lets make some noise, ikalat ntin n gwin ng NATIONAL ARTIST c kiko pra di mawala s alaala ng bwat pinoy ang adhikain ni francis m.. iparating ntin s gobyerno n dpat bawat kbataang pilipino ay mkaalam ng mga adhikain nya at nga mga ginawa nya.. iparating natin n dapat ituro sa elementary at s high school ang buhay, adhikain at mga kanta ni kiko SIBIKA AT KULTURA AT MAPEH HUWAG NATING BAYAAN NA MAWALA SA ALAALA NG BAWAT PILIPINO SI FRANCIS MAGALONA.
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  • 29  imyselfandi

    03/12/2009 | 12:20 PM
    ang hirap basahin ng article.

    Peace Francis
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  • 28  kakasuya_showbiz

    03/12/2009 | 12:04 PM
    last night, nagpunta kmi sa shopping mall sa dubai, and we heard a loud song of Kaleidoscope world ni kiko, sobrang lakas tlga and powerful, gusto kong maiyak kaso empre nakakahiya, so sbi ko sa husband ko na umalis na sa place na un bka di ko mapigilan at magcry ako..people dto nagluluksa din..


    last night di ako makatulog, naiisip ko na ang refreshing at cute na face ni kiko e abo na..sob..

    grabe i'm so affected..
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  • 27  malditangadik

    03/12/2009 | 11:46 AM
    oic. ngayon ko lng nalaman na stepchildren lng cla unna amp; nicolo. kaya pala hindi kamuka nila maxene ang frank...

    lagi kasi nia sinasabi na 8 ang anak nia. he really treated them his own... they are lucky to had kiko as stepdad.
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  • 26  sueart63

    03/12/2009 | 11:39 AM
    You will be missed. The good die young.You're an icon.RIP, FM
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  • 25  thimsdubai

    03/12/2009 | 11:28 AM
    paalam mahal naming KIKO....paalam....


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