Officials from the Sports Stakeholders’ Panel is moving swiftly toward major reforms following the deaths of Ateneo players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia, announcing a series of safety and governance initiatives aimed at preventing similar tragedies. In a statement released Wednesday, June 10,...
DAVAO CITY – The 21st Davao City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday, June 10, calling for a fair, transparent, and independent inquiry on the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Proponent Councilor Antoinette Principe, chairperson...
By TITO TALAO Amid the public grief and mourning sparked by the tragic drowning of two Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles players earlier this week, former Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said on Wednesday, June 10, that those responsible for the reported...
BALER, Aurora – The local government of Dipaculao, Aurora is conducting a parallel investigation on the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team-building activity on Monday, June 8. Mayor Danilo A. Tolentino said they are working...
BUTUAN CITY – Representatives Alfel Bascug (Agusan del Sur first district) and Eddiebong Plaza (second district) filed House Bill No. 1108 on Tuesday directing the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Baterbonia, a native of...
BALER, Aurora – Police found no evidence of foul play in the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday, June 8. The Aurora Provincial Police Office said Tuesday, June 9, that initial...
An Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) alumnus in the House of Representatives says it is time for grief--and not speculation--in the community following the tragic deaths of men 's basketball team members Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia. "Like many Ateneans, I received the heartbreaking...
No words can truly capture the pain of a mother grieving the loss of her son. Yet amid unimaginable heartbreak, Rovelyn Baterbonia has found the strength to seek answers and pursue justice following the tragic death of her son, Rene Clert Baterbonia, who drowned during a team-building activity...
The Philippines Sports Commission (PSC) announced that it is forming a fact-finding panel that will look into the tragic drowning incident of Ateneo Blue Eagles players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during their team building activity in Aurora on Monday, June 8. In a statement on Tuesday, June...
Grief, public outrage, and calls for justice poured in following the untimely deaths of Ateneo Blue Eagles players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia in a drowning incident during the team 's bonding activity in Aurora on Monday, June 8. The entire Philippine basketball community mourned the...
Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren has described as "heartbreaking" the passing of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) men 's basketball team members Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia in a drowning incident. "We join the entire Ateneo community, the Philippine sports community,...
It was heartbreaking, indeed. What could have been the rise of two of the country’s promising young athletes came to a tragic end as Ateneo players Divine Adili, 21, and Rene Clert Baterbonia, 19, died in a drowning incident during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday, June 8....