Just last month, Joshua Garcia took to Instagram to share photos with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla‘s barkada (also known as the Nguya Squad), saying that his friends saved him “from drowning in loneliness.”

Joshua and the group went on a camping trip in July, had a fancy *aviation-themed* dinner at the Palacio De Memoria in August, and apparently went to the beach in September!

PUSH reports that during the media con for his new series Viral Scandal, Joshua talked about how grateful he is to KathNiel: “Sila kasi yung nandudun sa akin nung time na nag-pandemic at nakakulong lang lagi ako sa kuwarto. Hindi kasi ako mahilig lumabas. So ang laking tulong na ginawa nila na lumalabas kami, ang dami naming activities na ginagawa.”

The actor added that when he had a problem, his friends didn’t fail to reach out and be there for him. “…Sila rin kasi yung nandiyan nung time na…yung time na may problema ako, sila yung nandiyan para sa akin. Hindi sila nawala kahit na aminado ako nawala ako. Sobrang pasasalamat lang at sobrang grateful ako na nandiyan sila para sa akin. I think sobrang suwerte ko na naging kaibigan ko sila.” Awww, hugs, Joshua.