Estrada: Rudy Fernandez a great loss to movie industry

MANILA, Philippines - Pardoned former president Joseph Estrada said Saturday that movie actor Rudy Fernandez, who passed away Saturday morning due to lingering illness, was a great loss to the Philippine movie industry. “He is a great loss to the movie industry. Let’s pray for his soul. He is one of the great assets of the Philippine movies, not only of Movie Actors Guild of the Philippine movie industry in itself," Estrada said. Fernandez succumbed to pancreatic cancer early Saturday morning, ending a battle that lasted several months. He was 56 years old. The actor died in his sleep. Fernandez died at 6:15 a.m., less than a month after he was brought home from hospital. He had also undergone treatment abroad for his illness. A healing Mass attended by several friends at the Christ the King Church in Quezon City last May 10 was held for him. Estrada said that he visited Fernandez two days ago and there have been no signs that the action star was passing away so soon.- GMANews.TV