Nagulat ang mga kasamahan sa industriya ng direktor na si Francis Xavier Pasion sa balitang namatay na ito.
Natagpuan ang bangkay ng 38-year-old film and TV director sa banyo ng bahay nito sa Quezon City kahapon, March 6.
Read: TV and film director Francis Pasion found dead
Sa pamamagitan ng social media ay nagpaabot ng pakikiramay at pagkalungkot ang ilan sa mga nakatrabaho ni Direk Francis:
So shocked to hear about the death of Direk Francis Pasion. Another one of our good directors gone so soon. Rest in Peace Direk. ??
— Richard Yap (@ImRichardYap08) March 6, 2016
Saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Direk Francis Pasion. R.I.P. @francisxepasion
— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) March 6, 2016
Direk Francis passion directed me& @carmensoo for our tv special&princess and I with Kathryn,Daniel and quen . Rest in peace.
— Christian Bautista (@xtianbautista) March 6, 2016
Rest in peace fellow Lourdesian and my former director Direk Francis.
— Martin Del Rosario (@mart_drosario) March 7, 2016
How sad it is to hear we lost another great director. RIP direk Francis Passion.
— Paulo Avelino (@mepauloavelino) March 6, 2016
Heartbreaking... RIP to one of the directors who believed in me.. Paalam, Direk Francis
— Khalil Ramos (@TheKhalilRamos) March 6, 2016
I'm still in shock... rest in peace, Direk Francis Pasion ??????
— Mae Cruz Alviar (@queenbeemae) March 6, 2016
Bye, Direk Francis Xavier Pasion ??? I will never forget you! Love you ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/2VjrLrcC6o
— Coney Reyes (@ConeyReyes) March 6, 2016
Si Francis ay isa sa mga regular na direktor ng ABS-CBN para sa mga teleserye nito, kabilang na ang katatapos lang na On The Wings of Love nina James Reid at Nadine Lustre.
Ang full-length teleseryes na idinirek niya ay ang Princess and I (starring Kathryn Bernardo, Enrique Gil, and Daniel Padilla), My Bindondo Girl (starring Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, and Matteo Guidicelli), Sabel (starring Jessy Mendiola), at Nathaniel (starring Gerald Anderson and Shaina Magdayao).
Nagdirek din siya ng ilang episodes para sa Kahit Konting Pagtingin, My Little Juan, Dyesebel, at Wansapanataym.
Isa rin siyang award-winning indie filmmaker. Kabilang sa mga idinirek niyang pelikula ay ang Jay (2008), Sampaguita, National Flower (2010), at Bwaya (2014).