Proud to be Pinoy? Jessica Sanchez in American Idol's Top 2

Maybe it's just hype that Jessica Sanchez is being dubbed as half Filipina, I would have been proud but Wikipedia says Jessica Sanchez is an American singer as she was born and raised in the USA. The only claim to fame for Filipinos is the fact that her mother is Filipino American born in Bataan. Well who knows really right? I guess she just desperately needed the votes of another billion or so country that wouldn't have voted for her had she been truly American

She looks very Filipino though, quite the Sarah Geronimo look-a-like

Francis Magalona aka Francis M. - Dead, Can you believe it?

Francis Magalona more commonly known as Francis M because of his album, Rap Is FrancisM (1992), Meron akong ano! (I have something!)(1993) died today lunch time over much fuss from the media

He was pretty much referred to as a "master rapper" with supporting materials as FreeMan (1995) spanning more hits like "Ito ang Gusto Ko," “Girl Be Mine” and “Kaleidoscope World.” His greatest hits album, The Best of FrancisM,was released in 2002.

He was at the height of fame when I was a young girl. Everyone thought he was cool. It's sad to think he passed away. Almost impossible to accept

He was diagnosed with cancer - Leukemia to be exact