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It has been eight years since Francis M passed away but his passion is very much alive in his daughter, Saab Magalona.

Saab honored the memory of his dad via an Instagram post.

She wrote, “I used to think his death left an empty space inside of me but now I understand that the space was created for me to keep his legacy alive. I can never give up on this country because of how much he loved it.”

Saab also shared the lyrics of her favorite song by her father titled ‘Peace On Earth.’ She said that its message still resonates to this day.

 

8 years ago, papa passed away. I used to think his death left an empty space inside of me but now I understand that the space was created for me to keep his legacy alive. I can never give up on this country because of how much he loved it. Please listen to my favorite song of his called Peace On Earth. It was released in 1998 but, like most of his songs, it still resonates with us to this day. Here's one of the verses from the song: I come in peace / extend my hand to the next man in sight / No need to fight: black and white, red and brown unite / All the peoples of the world we got to make a stand cos i can't understand why a man kills another man/ Where is the love and respect? I stand corrected / To be protected is a right of all / We expect that the safety of the young is the safety of us all / and if we kill 'em all then that's the beginning of our downfall / Appalled by the apathy of the administration / Students demonstrate while somebody's on vacation/ Syndicates lurking in the underground like a plague / clues are vague when its clearly gang-related / I'd like to see the day when we can walk without fear / without having to hear gunshots ringing in your ear / I pray someday that we can all be getting along / Singing a song we can be singin all night long.

A post shared by Saab Magalona-Bacarro (@saabmagalona) on Mar 5, 2017 at 7:53pm PST

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