Major networks paid tribute to FrancisM over the weekend. Everything that could be said about him was said... everyone who had anything to say was interviewed... all angles were covered.
It was saddening until Sunday when it got tiring. Especially when the reporter asked the grieving wife and children stupid questions like "what did you tell Francis during the last moments of his life?" Hello? I mean, hey, what would a wife and the children tell a dying person? You are an evil person! Linger! Suffer! Be in PAIN! Even if someone said that, would he/she admit it on national TV???
FrancisM wielded a big influence on my generation. In the early 1990's, it was he who instilled in the youth pride in being a Filipino. It was he who let us know that it's cool to be Pinoy. He pointed his finger to each of us and yelled Pinoy ka! Ipagyabang mo sa mundo! He chipped away at the strong Colonial Mentality that everyone had for a very long time and did a fantastic job. Because of FrancisM, it became cool to use local stuff. It became cool to listen to OPM's.
I heard Malacanang is going to honor him with some sort of award for nationalism ...
A tad bit late but very well-deserved.
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