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Presidential Medal Of Merit For Francis Magalona

I’m still not feeling well and watching news when I heard that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will give the late Francis Magalona the Presidential Medal of Merit for his contribution to music industry. Among his popular songs were “Mga Kababayan Ko (My Countrymen)” and “Kaleidoscope World” that promoted love for country. He also released various cultural and social problems in the country, such as “Halalan (Elections)” which deals with politicking; “Mga Praning (Paranoids)” for drug addiction; and “Tayo’y Mga Pinoy (We Are Filipinos),” which tackles colonial mentality.

Most of his rap music were nationatistic. I wonder, isn’t it too late for Kiko’s works to be acknowledgement by the government now? They should have acknowledge him whe he was still alive. After all, deep in our heart, Francis Magalona still is the model of a true filipino in this generation. No wonder if many politicians will ask for Magalona family the right to use some of his song in the coming election.