In order to show her support for her close friend Kyle Echarri, whose younger sister was just diagnosed with a brain tumor, the actress Ria Atayde became tearful.

On Tuesday, Atayde was questioned about Echarri’s social media post regarding his sister on Star Magic’s Inside News.

“Kyle told me prior to posting. You know he is one of my best friends. I really hold him so close to my heart,” says Atayde, who turned teary-eyed. 

“The only thing I can do is reassure that I am here and prayers ba. Like really praying with and for them because that’s what they need the most,” She said.

Asked what advice she had for Echarri, Atayde responded: “I love you. You got this. We are here for you. Know that. You know everything, I don’t want to cry.”

Echarri said in a recent interview that his life is focused on his younger sister, who is receiving treatment in the US.

“It hurts that I can’t be there for her at this very moment in time. I can’t be with her all the time. Pero it’s just better for her to get the treatment done in America. For us, it will be better there,”  Kyle said.

With Chie Filomeno, Brent Manalo, Raven Rigor, Sean Tristan, Lance Carr, Angelica Lao, and Kira Balinger, Echarri will play the major role in “Beach Bros.”