Dominic Roque and Kathryn Bernardo in a gathering with their friends. Instagram/@dominicroque

MANILA — Actor Dominic Roque once again cleared the air about his ties with his long-time friend Kathryn Bernardo.

In an Instagram post, Roque shared photos of his gathering with friends where Bernardo was also present. Netizens were quick to notice the two and most expressed support to their platonic connection.

One comment though lamented the absence of a solo photo with Bernardo.

“Gone are the days when Dom could freely and randomly post ng solo pictures ni Kath sa feed nya without these crazy people thinking any other things about it,” the concerned fan wrote.

“‘Di nyo ba alam na miss na namin mga pa pictorial ni Dom kay Kath tapos pino-post nya any time. Siya ang number one source namin ng pics ni Kath na outside work kahit noon pa,” the fan added.

Roque did not hit the breaks and wanted to set the record straight clearer this time with his response.

“Kasi iniisipan nila ng kung ano-ano.. Mga delulu. Mga toxic sa soc med,” he replied.

Other netizens also agreed with Roque that malice in social media has become too negative to handle.

Rumors about the possible romantic connection between them were fueled last June when they were seen exercising in an Instagram photo. It quickly went viral, causing Roque to immediately dismiss it.

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“Kapatid ko po ‘yan,” he said on the comment section of a Facebook page which posted a photo of him and Bernardo, with the caption “Dominic Roque, nanliligaw nga ba kay Kathryn Bernardo?”

Both stars were part of the “Nguya Squad” which also included Bernardo’s ex-boyfriend Daniel Padilla, Ria Atayde, Aeriel Garcia, Gabbi Garcia, Patrick Sugui, Marco Gumabao, and Khalil Ramos.