While basically bawling in public over reading reports of the public Michael Jackson memorial that was so close yet so out of reach, I came across Charice’s tribute to Michael Jackson that aired on Wowowee this past weekend. Charice had been expected to perform with the late Jackson’s come back tour. The tribute performance is just a medley of Jackson 5 songs (“Got to Be There,” “Ben,” “I’ll Be There”) , but they do the job of honoring and fond childhood memories of the King of Pop:

Michael Jackson - Ben:

BRB, crying profusely.