The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Board has approved Ateneo de Manila University 's request to extend the deadline for submitting its official findings on the June 8 incident in Dipaculao, Aurora that claimed the lives of student athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended the filing of criminal cases against former Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) head coach Tab Baldwin and 11 others, including officials of the Aurora resort, in relation to the drowning of two student athletes on June 8. The pieces of...
Ateneo de Manila University President Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, on Thursday, turned emotional as he apologized anew to the families of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, while also condemning the cyberbullying directed at the surviving student-athletes of the Dipaculao, Aurora tragedy. ...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The family of Ateneo de Manila University basketball player Rene Clert Baterbonia on Wednesday, July 1, visited Dipaculao, Aurora where he drowned along with teammate Divine Adili during a team-building activity on Monday, June 8. A photo courtesy of Atty. Kim shared on...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has included cases of homicide and reckless imprudence resulting in homicide in the recommendation it made against former Ateneo de Manila head coach Tab Baldwin and other members of the coaching and conditioning staff. CIDG director Maj. Gen....
The Sports Stakeholders’ Panel has expressed its support for the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) as it continues its investigation into the Aurora tragedy, while calling for reforms to strengthen the athlete safety and professionalize sports coaching in the country. In a...
He’s finally home. Nearly three weeks after he and teammate Rene Baterbonia tragically passed away , Ateneo big man Divine Adili was laid to rest in his hometown of Umueri, Nigeria on Friday, June 26. Family, friends, and members of the local community gathered to pay their final respects, many...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has started finalizing the comprehensive investigation report on the drowning of two college basketball players in Aurora on June 8. Additional statements were taken from the mother of Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia by CIDG operatives who...
Following the controversy brought by the drowning of two college basketball players in Aurora, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is calling for stricter safeguards for students participating in school camps, training programs, and other extracurricular activities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
Elias Adili still found strength to encourage his son 's teammates to keep chasing their dreams despite the tragic incident they had all experienced in Ateneo 's team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora. “My message to Ateneo, they should not relent in what they intend to do. And to...
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...
