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Francis Michael Durango Magalona, known by the moniker Francis M, was a Filipino rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actor, and television personality. Francis Magalona died on March 6,, seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Francis Magalona was the eighth of the nine children of actors Pancho Francis Magalona and Tita Duran, popular film stars of the s and s.

Francis Magalona's grandfather, Enrique B Magalona, was a politician and served as a Senator of the Philippines from to and from to Francis Magalona was introduced by co-actor Richard Gomez to Pia Arroyo at a party in a disco owned by film director Ishmael Bernal, and the couple got married in Francis Magalona was a second cousin of Cacai and Regine Velasquez through his mother whose first cousin was Gerardo Velasquez.

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When Francis Magalona was diagnosed with leukemia, he and his wife Pia would use the album name "Happy Battle" as a reference to his fight against cancer. Shortly before his death, Francis Magalona collaborated with Ely Buendia and other Filipino artists on an album with the working title The Sickos Project, which was later named as "In Love and War", and released posthumously.

Francis Magalona started a foundation with Ely Buendia called Heartist Foundation, which aims to help Filipino artists with health and commercial concerns. In Francis Magalona was arrested for alleged possession and use of cannabis whilst inside his vehicle in Quezon City; he was later acquitted of all charges in when no sufficient evidence was found.

Francis Magalona still went to the Camera Club, he still took pictures, every time he was discharged from the hospital, he recorded songs with Ely Buendia.

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Francis Magalona had undergone several chemotherapy sessions since he was diagnosed the previous year and had been expected to undergo a bone marrow transplantation and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Francis Magalona had been slated to appear as a special surprise guest at the Eraserheads' "the Final Set" reunion concert on March 7, Several supporters of Francis Magalona launched an online petition to award him, the Order of National Artist, which is the highest recognition for Philippine artists.

Francis Magalona was later awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. People also liked.