Francis Magalona
Malacañang said on Monday that the late “Master Rapper” Francis Magalona would be given the posthumous presidential medal of merit for promoting love of country through his songs. Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente “Tito” Sotto III will award the said medal to the 44-year-old rapper who died noon of March 6, 2009 because of leukemia.
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde noted that Magalona’s famous songs keep the nationalistic attitude among the youth of today. “Mga Kababayan,” “Man From Manila,” “Ito Ang Gusto Ko,” “Three Stars and a Sun,” and “Kaleidoscope World” are some of the famous songs of the late rapper. Remonde also told ABS-CBN News that the medal recognizes the nationalism and love of country that is present in all his performances.
Meanwhile, friends, relatives, fans and supporters continue to pour in at the Christ the King Church in Greenmeadows, Quezon City to have a glimpse of Magalona’s remains, show their deepest condolences to the family and pay their last respects.
Magalona’s remains would be cremated at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City on Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
With reports from Boy Villasanta, abs-cbnNEWS.com, Ginger Conejero, ABS-CBN News, ABS-CBN News Channel.
