I Dreamed of Fernando Poe Jr.’s Future Death

Ni Oggie Medina

On January 6, 1999 I was invited to the Bulung-Pulungan at the defunct Philippine Plaza Hotel (or Sofitel Hotel). It was my third time in three succeeding years as a resource person gifted with seeing the future through dreams and visions.

Aside from revealing my dreams about international terrorism, I told my colleagues in the media and guests about actor Fernando Poe Jr. (my first in the list in the entertainment area).

I said that actor Fernando Poe Jr., or simply FPJ, must take good care of his health. He might be in danger.

In my dream, there was a party attended by FPJ, who was surrounded by people. Then all of a sudden I saw a vision of a water (or a beer) which he vomited and minutes later he fell and lost consciousness. Later, the scene then shifted to the coming of a lady from the airport as she was surrounded by men.That lady turned out to be FPJ’s daughter, Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares, in white attire. This same dream of FPJ repeated three times in separate days.

After the program (in which the Bulung- Pulungan organizers invited three psychics or persons with ESP) ended, Miss Kara Constantino David of GMA-7, a reporter for “Emergency” show hosted by Arnold Clavio (I was featured in “Emergency” three times), attempted to interview me again but a certain Miss Mellany said that I could not be interviewed by Miss David at the venue. I was supposed to reveal my detailed dreams about FPJ to her at that time.

After the birthday of Jinggoy Estrada at Club Filipino (Joseph Ejercito Estrada was the president that time), I vividly remember one very early morning that — as Fernando Poe Jr., the King of the Philippine Movies, went out of Ciudad Fernandina in Greenhills, San Juan, without any bodyguard, a throng of cigarette and sampaguita vendors and bystanders excitingly waited for him. FPJ was followed by these people. When he was about to enter the van, he kind-heartedly shared his blessings with these little great people who were working hard to augment their family income. He animatedly talked with them and even joked with them. He gave P500 each to these working people.

Indeed, his heart was very close to the ordinary working people. After all, he started from the bottom when he entered showbiz. He was a stuntman then.

Later, FPJ introduced me to his daughter Lovie Poe and to his son Ronian Poe (a fellow Lasallian). His children were inside the van. As FPJ entered the van, he would joke to me as if making a last will to take care of his children.

My mother, Rosita Constantino Medina, told me that FPJ was really a down-to-earth, kind person and he knew how to look back. My mom, who lives in Fairfield, California, USA is the grandniece of the late LVN director Felicing Constantino who made Nida Blanca and Charito Solis big stars. The showbiz’s “Darling Twins” sisters are my mom’s bosom friends.

When FPJ passed away (I was then the Information Officer IV, Salary Grade 22 of the DOLE’s OWWA before it became under the Department of Migrant Workers), I patiently lined up the street on the way to Santo Domingo Church where his body was laid for days to pay my last respect to him. I could not forget the times he had helped me silently.

FPJ’s daughter, former senator Grace Poe, has continued the legacy and the dreams and aspirations of FPJ to uplift the lives of fellow Filipinos, especially those who have less in life.