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Aired (June 20, 2026): Tubong Talacogon, Agusan del Sur si Rene Baterbonia o "Bobet." Pangarap niyang maging professional basketball player upang makatulong sa kanyang pamilya, dahilan para pagsikapan niya ang kanyang athletic scholarship sa Ateneo de Manila University. Gaya ni Rene, nagsikap din si Divine Adili na maabot ang kanyang mga pangarap sa basketball. Mula Nigeria, nagtungo siya sa Pilipinas bilang student-athlete scholar ng Ateneo.

Matapos ang kanilang pagkamatay, nagsagawa ng magkakahiwalay na imbestigasyon ang mga awtoridad. Habang naghahanap ng mga sagot ang kanilang mga pamilya, patuloy ring inuusisa kung mayroon nga bang dapat managot sa nangyaring trahedya. Ang buong detalye, alamin sa video. #ReportersNotebook

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00:00In a few days, the family came to Rene from Aghusan del Sur.
00:06In the GMI News, it was Roveling.
00:10I had a message to me,
00:13I said, I'm going to leave it to you.
00:19Then, I'm going to leave it to you.
00:22I'm going to leave it to you.
00:22I'm going to leave it to you.
00:23I said, I'm going to leave it to you.
00:26I said, Ma'am, accidente po si Rene.
00:28Eh, nalunod po.
00:31Yun, malaking, malaking talagang tanong ko.
00:34Ba't nalabunta doon sa lagat?
00:37Kasi basketball naman yung anak ko, hindi naman swimming.
00:42Hindi raw lubos na maisip ni Roveling
00:45na ang pangarap ng kanyang anak
00:46ang magiging dahilan din ng kanyang pagkawala.
00:51Masakit.
00:54Sobrang support ko mula bata hanggang ngayon.
00:58Tapos, ginanon lang nila.
01:02Kasi kung alam ko lang na maigtiling sila na ganyan, Ma'am,
01:06kahit mahirap kami, hindi ko yun ipapahamak yung anak ko.
01:10Talaga.
01:12Ang embahada naman ng Nigeria dito sa Pilipinas,
01:15nakipag-ugnayan na rin sa pamilya ni Divine sa Nigeria,
01:18Ateneo de Manila University,
01:19at sa mga otoridad sa pagkamatay ni Divine Adili.
01:23Tiniling din ang pamilya ni Divine
01:24na ma-autopsi ang kanyang mga labi.
01:29Nitong lunes,
01:31inihatid na ang mga labi ni Rene
01:32pauwi sa Talacogon Agusan del Sur.
01:39Sa kalsada pa lang,
01:41marami na ang nagabang.
01:45Masilayan lang ang kanilang idolo,
01:47kahit sa huling sandali.
01:52Sa lugar na ito, lumaki si Rene.
01:55Dito rin na buo ang pangarap ng binata
01:57na maayahon ang kanyang pamilya sa kahirapan.
02:21Ang basketball court na ito sa kanilang lugar,
02:24saksi kung paano binuon ni Rene ang kanyang pangarap
02:26na maging isang professional basketball player balang araw.
02:31Dito po kami,
02:31nung una naglalaro ng basketball,
02:33nakapaalang.
02:34Saka dito rin sa Ibubit na hasa
02:37pag shooting-shooting.
02:40Pangalawa sa pitong magkakapatid si Rene.
02:42Tricycle driver ang kanyang tatay
02:44at tindera naman ng isda ang kanyang nanay.
02:47Dahil sa kahirapan,
02:49ginamit ni Rene ang talento sa basketball
02:51para makatulong sa pamilya.
02:54Anong mga goals mo sa basketball?
02:56Siyempre,
02:57improve yung mga weakness ko.
02:59Siyempre,
03:00magbalansin ang pag-aaral ko din.
03:02Tapos,
03:03disiplina sarili.
03:05Yung naglaro siya sa MBTC,
03:06ang lolo't lola ni Rene.
03:08Hirap tanggabi ng biglang pagkawalaan ng kanilang apo.
03:11Lalo pat,
03:12marami raw pangarap si Rene
03:14para sa kanyang pamilya.
03:15Ang damit ko nang isang gabi at sang gabi,
03:17talagang basang-basa dahil sa luha,
03:19na napapaiyak sa kanya,
03:21dahil nasasayangan talaga.
03:23Mubit,
03:25bakit mo kami iniwan,
03:27Mubit?
03:29Lab-lab ikaw ni Mami.
03:33Lab-lab ikaw na, Mubit.
03:37Dahil sa sinapit ni Rene at Divine,
03:40nananawagan ng hustisya ang kanilang pamilya.
03:44Kaya ngayon,
03:45gusto ko ng justice talaga.
03:47Bakit gano'n ang nangyari sa anak ko?
03:50Masakit.
03:52Pangarap niya ng mga anak ko.
03:54Ay, hirap kami,
03:55pero sinusuportan ko talaga ang mga anak ko
03:58para makapag-aaral, makapagtapos.
04:00Kasi dyan namin hinuhogot sa mga
04:03plano nila, talent nila yung paghihirap namin.
04:09Tapos nauwi lang sa gano'n.
04:13Honestly,
04:15I don't even believe that
04:17our surviving staff at platforms
04:20is as if the reward of that time
04:22that there is nothing left for me.
04:25Sa naon ng pahayag at inisyal na investigasyon
04:28ng PNT Region 3 noong June 11, 2026,
04:32wala ro'n silang nakikitang foul play
04:35at aksidente ang nangyaring pagkamatay
04:37ni Renette Devine.
04:39Sa ngayon po, nakikita po natin na
04:41sa insidente na nangyari,
04:43ay aksidente pa lang po.
04:45Pero still, ongoing pa rin po
04:46yung ating investigation.
04:48Sumurod namang bumuo ang
04:50National Bureau of Investigation o NBI
04:52ng isang task force
04:54para masusing imbestigahan ang isidente.
04:56Investigation will lead to
04:57somebody being responsible
04:59doon natin dadalhin.
05:00We are also coordinating with
05:01other government agency na
05:03kung ano yun dapat na sanction dito.
05:06Also, we'll coordinate with JOAP.
05:08So sabi nga lahat,
05:08titignan namin.
05:09Even Ched, we're talking to Ched
05:10kung ano talaga yung direction.
05:12Sa post-mortem examination
05:14ay sinagawa ng NBI.
05:16Lumabas,
05:17nas fixed siya by drowning
05:18o kinapos ng hininga
05:19dahil sa pagkalunod
05:20ang ikinamatay ng dalawang bandlalaro.
05:24Kumarat din sa NBI
05:25ang mga players
05:26na kasama sa Aurora.
05:27We have to realize also
05:28these kids suffered enough also.
05:30May trauma din yan eh.
05:32Pinaliwanag ko naman sa kanila
05:33we are here to seek the truth.
05:34I assure them
05:35that it will be handled
05:36fairly and professionally.
05:39Ipinatawag din ang legal counsel
05:40ng resort
05:41para magbigay
05:42ng kanilang salaysay.
05:44Samantala,
05:45nito lang miyarkoles.
05:46Inanunsyo ng PNPC-IDG
05:48na hindi maituturing
05:50na aksidente
05:50ang pagkamatay
05:51ng Ateneo basketball players
05:53na sina Butterball niya
05:55at Adili.
05:55The condition of the sea
05:57during the time,
05:58you won't send somebody
05:59doon
06:00on that condition.
06:02We wouldn't dare
06:02to go there.
06:04Tinitignan din
06:05ang PNPC-IDG
06:06ang iba pang posibleng
06:08anggulo
06:08kabilang na ang kasong
06:09homicide
06:10through reckless impudence.
06:12Sa ngayon,
06:1348 na
06:14ang ipinasabpina
06:15ng CIDG
06:16kabilang ang head coach
06:17na si Tav Balguin
06:18habang patuloy
06:20na iniimbestigahan
06:21ang kaso.
06:22Nagkaroon na rin
06:23ang hiwalay na
06:24investigasyon
06:25ang Philippine Sports Commission,
06:26University Athletic Association
06:28of the Philippines
06:29o UAAP,
06:30National Youth Commission,
06:32Department of Justice
06:33o DOJ,
06:34at maging ang Ateneo
06:35di Manila University.
06:36For full clarity,
06:38transparency,
06:39and justice,
06:41our Board of Trustees
06:42formed an independent,
06:44fact-finding body
06:45composed of external,
06:48highly competent legal
06:49and technical experts
06:51who will operate
06:52entirely outside
06:54Ateneo's administrative structure.
06:56We also recognize
06:58our duty to care
06:59for the grieving families
07:01of Rene and Divine.
07:02while no amount
07:05of material support
07:06can ever compensate
07:08for the loss
07:09of a son,
07:10Ateneo has offered
07:12full assistance
07:13and support
07:14to the Adili
07:15and Batribonio families
07:17to cover all financial,
07:20emotional,
07:21and long-term burdens
07:22arising from this tragedy.
07:25This is not
07:27a legal settlement.
07:28It is our moral obligation.
07:31I'm so deeply sorry.
07:33Nag-reside na rin si Baldwin
07:34bilang head coach
07:35ng Ateneo Blue Eagles
07:37men's basketball team.
07:38I'm so deeply sorry to
07:41not just the families
07:42but everybody
07:43that feels let down
07:46somehow
07:47betrayed.
07:49Pero hindi ito
07:51tinanggap
07:51ng pamilya
07:52ni na Rene at Divine.
07:53Sa isang Facebook post
07:55ng nanay ni Rene,
07:56sinabi niyang
07:57hindi sapat
07:58ang paghingi ng tawad
07:59ni Baldwin
08:00para sa kamatayan
08:01ng kanyang anak.
08:03Kumihingi rin siya
08:03ng malinaw na sagot
08:04kung ano
08:05ang totoong nangyari
08:06sa insidente.
08:08Ang nanay naman
08:09ni Divine
08:09na si Efioma
08:10sinabing
08:11hindi sapat
08:12ang sorry
08:13para maibalik
08:14ang buhay
08:15ng kanyang anak.
08:16My heart is sorry.
08:17Sorry if not enough
08:18because no amount
08:18of water would make
08:19Divine
08:20to come back
08:20with that.
08:21To this
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