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Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DILG) Jonvic Remulla clarified that student managers and utility workers may testify instead of being accused over the Ateneo drowning incident, during a press conference held in Camp Crame on Monday, June 29.

He also explained the provisions of the Anti‑Hazing Act and emphasized that those who planned the activity must be held fully accountable, which included resigned Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach, Tab Baldwin. (Video courtesy of PNP-PIO)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/29/jonvic-says-student-managers-ball-boys-may-be-tapped-as-witnesses-in-ateneo-drowning-incident

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00:00For the security and official updates on this issue, we are joined by the Secretary of the Interior and Local
00:05Government, Secretary Juanito Victor C. Rimulia, together with PNP Chief Jose Melancho Nortates Jr. and Spokesperson PNPPIO Alan Reiko.
00:16With that, to formally commence our briefing, may we now call on the SILG for his opening statement.
00:50Thank you very much.
01:00Thank you very much.
01:22It is a special law of the Anti-Hazing Act, kung saan lahat ng presence sa hazing ay tuturing na
01:35sangkot sa krimen.
01:38Under this law, the mere presence of any person during the hazing is prima facie evidence of participation as a
01:46principle.
02:07Ang mga baari rin gawing testigo, imbis na akusado ng Department of Justice, ang mga student manager at ballboy.
02:18Ang pinakabahalaga sa amin ay mapanagot ang siyang mga nagplano at sinadyang pahirapan ang mga student athletes.
02:32Kaya aming rekamendasyon na kasuan at litisin ang coaches ng Ateneo men's basketball team, lalo na ang head coach nito
02:43na si Tab Baldwin.
02:45Mahalaga rin na mas mas mga susi ang pag-imbisigahan ng DOJ, ang may isalang-alang ang posibing responsibilidad ng
02:56pamunuhan ng Ateneo de Manila University sa ilalim ng anti-hazing law.
03:02Sa ilalim ng batas, may tungkulin silang tumayo in loco parentis bilang magulang o sangalang ng mga magulang ng mga
03:14estudyante.
03:16Upang siguruhin ang kanilang kaligtasan, dapat matuklasan sa investigasyon kung sila ay nagkulang sa posibling pagpigil na aktividad na nauwi
03:30sa kamatay ng dalawang estudyante.
03:32At sa trauma na iba pang kasali sa nasabing training.
03:38Ang mga batang ito ay miyembro ng Ateneo at pangalan nito ang kanilang daladala.
03:45Pangalan na tungkulin ng universidad na pangalagaan.
03:51Kaugdain dito, aming nililinaw na walang ibang student athlete ang nakitaan dahilan
03:59upang maging respondent sa kasong aming nirekomenda.
04:04Sila ay pawang mga biktima rin na marahas na training na naganap.
04:12Sa huli, hindi lang ito usapan ng pananagutang legal.
04:16Ang trahedyang naganap ay nag-iwan at matagal na mag-iwan ng pinsala sa lahat ng estudyante na roon sa
04:27insidente.
04:28At ito ay dapat bigyan pansin lalo na ng pamunahan ng Ateneo.
04:33Higit pa rito, ito ay nagbubukas rin ng mas malaking usapan tungkol kung paano natin mapapanatiling payapa at ligtas
04:44ang ating mga eskwelahan mula sa lahat ng uri ng hazing at ibang pang-aabuso sa ilalim ng batas.
04:54Maraming salamat po.
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