Kieffer Alas revealed that strong waves took the team by surprise during the team-building activity of the Ateneo men 's basketball team last June 8, saying that the unexpected water current sent them into panic which led to the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. In an episode...
The MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF), led by president Al Panlilio, set the record straight on Tuesday, June 16, clarifying to the public that it has no involvement in running the Ateneo men 's basketball program. Though admitting it has long supported the Katipunan-based squad, the executive...
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles coach Tab Baldwin 's resignation from the collegiate basketball squad isn 't enough, Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco said on Tuesday, June 16. Tiangco says the more crucial thing for Baldwin to do is to explain the circumstances...
Ateneo de Manila University has accepted the resignations of men’s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin and team manager Epok Quimpo, effective immediately, in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora...
Beleaguered Ateneo basketball coach Tab Baldwin and three other basketball team officials did not appear in the hearing set by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in connection with the death of two basketball players in Aurora. Several school and basketball team officials were...
Ateneo de Manila University has decided to withdraw from the ongoing 19th Filoil Ecooil Preseason Cup, the league announced Sunday, June 14. The Blue Eagles have begged off from the annual collegiate meet days after the tragic deaths of Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia. “Upon continuous...
Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) has offered scholarships for all six siblings of Rene Baterbonia, who died in a drowning incident during a team-building of the Ateneo de Manila men’s basketball team in Aurora. AdDU President Fr. Karel San Juan SJ announced this after the evening mass for...
DAVAO CITY – The families of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, the two Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles who drowned in a resort in Dipaculao, Aurora on June 8, are demanding accountability from the Katipunan-based school and full disclosure over the incident, the Torreon and Partners Law...
Efi Baldwin, the estranged wife of Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin, revealed in a video posted on Saturday, June 13, that she had repeatedly warned the school to keep him away from children. The clip was posted on X (formerly Twitter), a few days after the untimely deaths of Rene Baterbonia and...
Divine Adili left his family in Nigeria to pursue a career in basketball. He dreamed of giving his parents a better life. But tragedy struck last Monday, June 8 , and people who knew Adili so well could only share how good of a person he was. Before his days with Ateneo in the UAAP, the 21-year-old...
For a grieving mother, an apology is not enough. Rovelyn Baterbonia said Saturday, June 13, she wants nothing but a clear explanation of what really took place before the untimely deaths of his child Rene and his teammate Divine Adili in Ateneo’s team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora....
Veteran coach Tab Baldwin finally broke his silence with a public apology following the t ragic incident that claimed the lives of Ateneo players Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia in Dipaculao, Aurora, last Monday, June 8. In a Facebook post by Ateneo de Manila University on Friday evening,...