MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 3) To the end, actor Rudy Fernandez was well loved.

The action star, fondly called “Daboy,” was finally laid to rest Thursday as hundreds of friends, fans, and family members mourned his loss after a two-year battle with periampullary cancer.

“We love you Daboy! We will miss you!” fans shouted as the actor was buried at the Heritage Park in Taguig City.

Fans were not allowed to enter the memorial park and had to content themselves watching scenes unfold on top of the walls and on 10-wheeler trucks.

Fernandez was buried by hundreds of close friends and relatives at 3:05 p.m.

Earlier in the day, a necrological service was held at the nearby chapel that was attended by family, led by his wife and actress Lorna Tolentino, and close friends, who were all dressed in white.

Father Sonny Ramirez officiated the mass, saying Fernandez was finally saved from the “beating” he took from cancer.

“His body cannot take anymore the beating of this world and this is the day to glorify God for the eternal life due to Rudy,” he said.

Ramirez also told Fernandez’s widow, Tolentino, to “be happy.”

“Yung [The] love na binigay sa iyo ni Daboy [that Daboy has given you] should be shared,” he said.

Ramirez also told Fernandez’s sons Ralph and Renz to “take care of their mom because you are all she’s got.”

Tolentino, with Fernandez’s closest friends Senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, actors Philip Salvador and Tirso Cruz III, were emotional throughout the interment. Tolentino repeatedly kissed her late husband’s casket as she said goodbye.

Fernandez’s casket was placed inside a horse-drawn carriage bedecked with white roses. Tolentino, her sons, Alma Moreno and her son with Rudy, Mark Anthony Fernandez; and other family members marched 50 meters from the chapel to the burial grounds amid the heat.

The late action star was given full military honors, being a reservist in the Philippine Navy. A 12-gun salute accompanied the actor’s burial. The Philippine flag wrapped around the casket of Fernandez was handed to his widow, who clutched onto it tightly.

Doves were also set free after the burial.

Former president Joseph Estrada also joined the burial procession.

In a statement, Estrada said Fernandez’s death was a “great loss to the movie industry.”

He said Fernandez was “not only a fellow actor but a true friend of the family, especially to my son Jinggoy,” referring to Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, considered one of the actor’s closest friends, along with Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and actor Philip Salvador.

He said it was only fitting that Fernandez be buried on Independence Day “because to his family, friends and fans, he was a personal hero who will be remembered forever.”

Tolentino refused media interviews, but expressed her appreciation to the thousands of fans who condoled with the family.

“Maraming maraming salamat sa inyo [Thank you very, very much],” she said.

Mark Anthony Fernandez also expressed his thanks.

“Mahal na mahal namin si daddy [We love daddy very much] and I’m sure he’s very happy right now,” he said.