Bohol News Daily » Francis M http://www.boholnewsdaily.com News, Events, Press Release and Updates in Bohol and Around the Philippines Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:32:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Palace honors Francis M http://www.boholnewsdaily.com/boholnews-palace-honors-francis-m.html http://www.boholnewsdaily.com/boholnews-palace-honors-francis-m.html#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:53:52 +0000 anyajulia http://www.boholnewsdaily.com/?p=2421 For stroking nationalism through music, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo posthumously awarded the Master Rapper, Francis Magalona, the Presidential Medal of Merit through his widow Pia and children.

Magalona, also known as Francis M, changed the local music landscape by fusing American rap with indigenous sound. His lyrics were laced with stinging commentaries on culture, politics and other social issues.

Francis M is not only a multi-awarded singer-songwriter and record producer: he is also a photographer. (PIA-MMIO)

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