BUTUAN CITY – Be strong. Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane advised the family of Ateneo cager Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia who was laid to rest in his hometown Talacogon, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday, June 24. Cane hopes justice will be served to Baterbonia who drowned during a...
A person of remarkable character and intentions, someone who only dreamed of giving his family a better life, was accorded with a funeral ceremony befitting a war hero. More than two weeks after his tragic death, Rene Baterbonia, a loving son and a promising basketball star, was finally laid to...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now wrapping up the results of its investigation into the death of two players of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball team in Aurora. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said they hope to refer a case to the Department of Justice for...
Barangay Ginebra players Scottie Thompson and Nards Pinto visited the wake of the late Ateneo basketball player Rene ‘Bobet’ Baterbonia in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, June 23. The PBA champions paid their last respect to Baterbonia, who, along with Nigerian player Divine Adili, died...
Police investigators were sent to Aurora for what they refer to as crime scene reconstruction in order to come up with a clear picture on the circumstances that led to the drowning of two members of the Ateneo de Manila University college basketball team. Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II,...
ILOILO CITY — Relatives of Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia gathered in northern Iloilo province to honor his memory and family ties. They mourned and celebrated the short life of Bobet, whose dreams were cut short when he fatally drowned during a team-building activity and training...
From blue to green. Four players from Ateneo de Manila University high school program have decided to decommit from the Blue Eagles and transfer to De La Salle Zobel, coach Jess Evangelio announced on his social media post Saturday, June 20. Evangelio said that four of his players in Macky...
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines’ (UAAP) Board of Trustees has barred all Ateneo staff present during the tragic drowning incident from joining any sanctioned activities, the league announced Friday, June 19. The league’s Board of Trustees approved the endorsement of the...
Ateneo de Davao University found ways to celebrate and honor its former player from Talacogon, Agusan del Sur as it officially named its senior high school playing grounds as Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia Covered Courts. In its statement, signed by university president Fr. Karel S. San Juan, posted...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to submit its full report on the drowning of two members of the Ateneo de Manila University basketball team to the Department of Justice next week. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said they expect to...
Rovelyn Baterbonia called for respect and condemned individuals who have been taking advantage of anything related to the late 18-year-old cager for personal gain. On her Facebook post Wednesday evening, June 17, Rovelyn said they only allowed signed items by Rene to be sold, not those shirts and...
The body of Divine Adili, who tragically died alongside Rene Baterbonia in a drowning incident in Dipaculao, Aurora last week , is finally returning to his home in Nigeria, the Ateneo de Manila University announced Wednesday, June 17. After moving from the campus to Arlington Memorial Chapels in...
