Good news to all the fans of the Master Rapper Francis M. 'coz he's now ready for discharge from the hospital after staying a long time at Medical City, Ortigas because of leukemia.
Inaasahan na nakalabas na ngayong Miyerkules sa ospital ang Master Rapper ng Pilipinas na si Francis “Kiko" Magalona na natuklasang may sakit na leukemia, ayon sa Chika Minute portion ng GMA news’ 24 Oras.
Sa text message na ipinadala ng asawa ni Francis na si Pia sa GMA News, sinabi nito na magkakaroon sila ng salo-salo sa ospital upang pasalamatan ang mga nag-alaga sa kanyang mister.
“He’s ready for discharge at hospital any time now…we’ll just celebrate with the nurses who took good care of him his entire stay," mensahe ni Pia.
Pinasalamatan niya ang lahat ng nagdasal at nagbigay ng suporta sa kanilang pamilya sa pinagdadaanang pagsubok.
Habang patuloy sa pagpapagaling si Kiko, ang mga kasamahan naman niya sa noontime show na “Eat Bulaga" ay naghahanda ng isang benefit concert para sa kanya sa Sabado sa Circu Timog, Quezon City.
May ilang linggo na rin na hindi pumapasok si Francis sa “EB" matapos nga na matuklasan ang kanyang sakit.
“Ang title namin ay “Dabarkads for Kiko." Dabarkads because syempre lahat kami nandoon..Kiko ginagawa namin to dabarkdas para syo ‘to…bumalik ka na dito nami-miss ka namin kiko," ayon kay Allan K.
Sinabi naman ni Pauleen Luna na nais nilang makatulong kahit papaano kay Francis kaya nila gagawin ang benefit concert.
“Pinlano talaga ng Eat Bulaga ito because we love Francis M very very much. And in our own little way sana makatulong kami," pahayag ng dalaga.
Bukod sa mga dabarkads ng “EB," inaasahan na dadalo rin sa concert ang ilang kaibigan ni Kiko at mga anak nito.
Francis Magalona Latest Update
Francis M. has leukemia
Bad news to all the fans of Francis Magalona!!! The rapper-songwriter Francis M. has leukemia and is currently in need a blood donors. 
Pupil band manager and Francis's good friend Day Cabuhat told PEP in a phone interview that blood Type O and platelets will be accepted.
"Donations may be made at the lower ground level of The Medical City in the name of Francis Magalona," relayed Day.
The Medical City is located along Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City.
Friends and relatives organized a blood donation drive to help the popular singer's cause. They're also asking friends from the media to spread the word regarding Francis's condition to encourage people to turn up and donate blood.
MASTER RAPPER. The son of local matinee idol Pancho Magalona and actress Tita Duran, Francis created his own mark in the entertainment industry as a rapper-performer when he released his debut album, Yo! back in 1990. The said record spawned the massive nationalistic rap hit song "Mga Kababayan," which in effect introduced Pinoy style rap music in the mainstream.
The ‘90s band explosion failed to deter Francis's popularity and significance in the music scene as proven by the number of hit albums and good singles he churned out since Yo! He even collaborated with other artists and most of the time experimented with various sounds and genres so as not to remain stale before the listening public.
Some of his memorable songs include "Mga Praning," "Meron Akong Ano," "Man From Manila," "Cold Summer Nights," "Bahay Yugyugan," "Ito ang Gusto Ko," "Girl Be Mine," and "Kaleidoscope World."
Aside from singing and writing songs, Francis also plunged into hosting. He served first as a VJ for both MTV Philippines and Channel V before joining the country's longest running noontime show Eat Bulaga! as one of the regulars.
Francis was also tapped as one of the judges, along with music maestro Ryan Cayabyab and Pilita Corrales, of Philippine Idol's maiden season in 2006 aired on ABC-5.
He also ventured into photography and music video directing, megging videos for artists such as Sponge Cola, Join the Club, Gloc 9, Shamrock, Join The Club, Pikaso, Death Threat, and Pupil.
Francis is married to Pia Arroyo and their union is blessed with eight children: Unna, Nicolo, Francis Jr., Isabella, Elmo, Arkin, Clara and young actress Maxene Magalona.
