wow,at tutuo,kahit hindi namin personal na kilala si kiko,e kasama siya sa aking panalangin,at nakagugulat na matindi pala talaga ang pagmamahal niya sa bayan,’isa na namang kababayan,yumao,na walang inasam din lagi kundi ang kagalingan ng bayan,’ pasasalamat sa iyo at umasa ka na sa kahit sa aking simpling magagawa e isa ka sa aking inspirasyon,sabi nga ng grupong ka-awit mo,’MATINDI!!!ka kiko,salamat,talaga,…salamat!!!’ at oo salamat sa mga mensahe mo,…sa aming mga minahal mong kababayan,…aawitin namin ang mga awit mo,hanggang ating matamo ang ‘iisa’ nating pangarap para s ating ‘Lupang Hinirang.’ Paalam Kiko at salamat,salamat talaga,tindi,matindi ka…’

francis magalona was an icon of my generation. i was in highschool when “mga kababayan” was first aired.he amplified what many in my generation felt about ourselves, our society. he was idolized, i think, not because of the angst, rather, he was able to tell everyone not to dwell on the negative but what are we to do to make things a little better. that’s all we ever wanted, right?for our lives to be a little better than now. to give hope to the hopeless and direction to the lost.

francis magalona was more than an artist to me. he was a brother, a real “kababayan”. your memories shall remain in our hearts. YO!

o,’Mga Kababayan ko,…’ sabi ni yumaong Kiko,…’Ituloy natin,…sa english,taglish,globish,ang mahalaga e yung nasa-puso,…mga kababayan natin,simpling aral nakakaraos,nakaka-trabaho,nakaka-abroad…nagsisikap mai-ayos ang buhay,sarili,ang pamilya,at nagpapaka-tao.Sa problema ng bayan eto kahit paano???nakiki-sali sa usapan,nakiki-pasan ng bigat,nagdadasal pa nga at nagpipilit marinig ng mga kina-uukulan.Tiyaga,tiyaga,nagtitiis at sana maka-tagal,tumibay lalo,kahit tila,mahirap na matamo,sa Pag-asang lagi, buhay na ina-asam,…babangon,lalakas,Pinoy Ah!!!

‘Mga Kababayan ko…salamat Kiko,ipanalangin mo kami!’