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Michael V shares clip of his tattoo to commemorate Francis M’s death anniversary

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<p>Comedian and actor Michael V, also known as Bitoy, recently shared a clip about his back tattoo in honor of his late friend, Francis Magalona, on the rapper’s 16th death anniversary.</p><p>Bitoy posted a behind-the-scenes video on his social media, showing the process of getting his &quot;Three Stars and a Sun&quot; tattoo, a design inspired by Francis M.</p><p>“16 years ago and 3 days after Kiko passed away, I did something na hindi kasama sa mga plano ko sa buhay,” Bitoy shared.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3BQdwv0jR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3BQdwv0jR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3BQdwv0jR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Michael V. 🇵🇭 (@michaelbitoy)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Although he admitted having no objections to tattoos, he confessed, “I have nothing against tattoos except for the part na masakit pala s’ya. 😓”</p><p>In the video, Bitoy expressed his struggle with the pain but remained all smiles once the tattoo was completed.</p><p>“Pero minsan mas okey na ‘yung sakit na alam mo ang pinanggalingan kesa du’n sa bigla mo na lang mararamdaman,” Bitoy said in the caption.</p><p>Sharing the video as a tribute, Bitoy emphasized that Francis M’s legacy will continue to live on.</p><p>“FrancisM will live through his music. Everytime you listen to any of his songs, his memory will last a lifetime,” he said before added “3•6•9•12.”</p><p>Bitoy also tagged the tattoo artist who originally inked Francis M.</p><p>Francis’s daughter, Saab Magalona then commented, “We love you Tito Bitoy ❤️🙏🫶🏻.”</p><p>In 2016, Bitoy first shared the story of why he decided to get the tattoo.</p><p>“When Francis told me he had leukemia, naipangako ko sa sarili ko na should anything happen to him, I&#x27;m getting a &#x27;3 stars &amp; a sun&#x27; tattoo,” Bitoy shared.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCm0yXDxRNL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCm0yXDxRNL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCm0yXDxRNL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Michael V. 🇵🇭 (@michaelbitoy)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Francis passed away on March 6, 2009. Two days later, Bitoy remembered his promise but hesitated, as he didn’t know who had originally tattooed his friend.</p><p>“Hindi ko kilala kung sino&#x27;ng nag-tattoo sa kanya nu&#x27;ng 3 stars &amp; a sun. At kung ipapagawa ko sa iba, baka magkamali! Sabi ko na lang, &#x27;bahala na,&#x27;” he added.</p><p>Fate seemed to intervene when Bitoy attended Francis M’s wake.</p><p>“I went to Kiko&#x27;s wake that night sa Christ The King and was approached by a guy. He shook my hand and said, &#x27;Ser magandang gabi po! Ako po si Pido Respicio. Ako po &#x27;yung nag-tattoo kay Francis.&#x27; Curious, I asked him, &#x27;Anong t-in-attoo mo?&#x27; to which he replied, &#x27;Yun pong 3 stars &amp; a sun!,&#x27;” Bitoy recalled.</p><p>The next day, at the recording studio of their previous noontime show together, Pido tattooed the design on Bitoy, fulfilling his promise.</p><p>“The following day, sa recording studio ng <em>Eat Bulaga</em>, t-in-attoo-an ako ni Pido. The tattoo somehow helped transfer some of the pain inside out,” he said.</p><p>Aside from Bitoy, SpongeCola frontman Yael Yuzon also shared a fond memory of Francis M.</p><p>Posting a throwback photo, Yael recalled meeting the rapper on a flight from San Francisco to Manila.</p><p>“We were about an hour and a half away from Manila nung nagpapicture ako kay Francis M. SFO to Manila ‘to. Naaalala ko pa yung amoy ng coffee and newspapers when this shot was taken,” Yael reminisced.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG3NpkgzBL7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG3NpkgzBL7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG3NpkgzBL7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Sponge Cola (@sponge_cola)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Years later, Francis played a pivotal role in SpongeCola’s career.</p><p>“13 years after this pic, i’d meet him again sa set ng The Mongols music video for &#x27;Bakit Nga Ba.&#x27; Nung nalaman niya na may banda ako, tinanong niya kung pwedeng ishoot yung music video namin kasi bago yung camera niya and trip lang niya,” he added.</p><p>That video became SpongeCola’s first official music video for &quot;KLSP,&quot; directed by Francis M himself.</p><p>“So there, he directed our first music video which was KLSP. Such a badass humble guy. Humble na bad ass. Pwede yun. Learned a lot from him. Appreciate the life lessons. I still say Frenk instead of Frank. 🔥 #FrancisMForever,” he shared.</p><p>His wife, It’s Showtime host Karylle Tatlonghari replied, “♡♡♡♡♡ what a guy ♡♡♡♡♡.”</p><p>On March 6, Francis M’s family, Pia, together with their kids, visited his grave and held a private mass to honor his memory. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/3/7/maxene-saab-and-rest-of-magalona-family-pen-tributes-for-francis-m-16th-death-anniversary-1053"><strong>READ: Maxene, Saab, and rest of Magalona family pen tributes for Francis M 16th death anniversary</strong></a></div><p>His daughters, Maxene and Saab, also shared heartfelt messages on social media, remembering their beloved father and his enduring legacy.</p>

<p>Friends from industry remember late rapper Francis Magalona on his death anniversary.</p>

Friends from industry remember late rapper Francis Magalona on his death anniversary.