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 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...
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...
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,...
Elias Adili wanted nothing but justice for his son Divine who tragically died along with his teammate Rene Clert Baterbonia in a drowning incident in Ateneo men’s basketball’s team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora last Monday, June 8. In a social media post early Friday, June 12, the...
Senators on Friday, June 12 said the families of Ateneo basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia deserve to know the truth and achieve justice. In separate statements, Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Sen. Pia Cayetano said it is imperative for authorities to provide closure to the...
Welcome back home, Bobet. The remains of Ateneo basketball player Rene Baterbonia arrived in Davao City on Friday, June 12, ahead of funeral rites and tributes from the basketball community. In a series of photos posted by Fr. Karel San Juan SJ and shared on the Ateneo de Davao University Facebook...
Ateneo de Manila University clarified on Thursday, June 11, that it was the school 's decision to keep Tab Baldwin from giving comments as they investigate the unfortunate event that involved the death of two student-athletes. In a recent statement by university president Fr Roberto C Yap, SJ,...
