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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Ateneo de Manila University Releases Statement on the Deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili



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114 comments:

  1. Oh my. Napaka tragic naman. May they rest in peace. And may their families find healing in time.

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    1. Tsk tsk napaka senseless naman nito. Hindi ito accident. This is negligence and people must be held accountable. Grabe kawawa naman itong mga namatay

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    2. Ano statement ni yspeaker dito
      Accountability din ba

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    3. ang lalim ng beaches jan at ang lalaki ng alon. malaki pa sa tao. yung tipong kakainin ka talaga ng waves at malakas ang current pabalik. kaya kami sa shore lang talaga at enough na yung maabot ng water paa namin.

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  2. Gosh. Kalungkot naman. Question, sa ganitong situation, ie team building, may pananagutan ba ang school? Im aware they are grown up, etc. and drowning is an accident, but curious lang ako dahil kumbaga it happened during a school activity.

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    1. Yes, it should be.

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    2. Naalala ko dati, my mom's school was also subjected to this kind of accountability. Bata pa ako noon, may student silang nalunod because of ROTC. Na TV patrol pa yun eh. Nanagot yung school and yung teacher din who organised this activity. 4th year highschool, gagraduate na sana in few months. Tapos yung mga kasama din sa activity, they were all traumatised, yung isa dun bestfriend ng kuya ko, iyak siya ng iyak kasi dalawa sila nalunod, nakaligtas siya so naguiguilty siya na bakit siya buhay yung kaibigan niya hindi. Very tragic!

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    3. 1159 pm, WAIVER

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    4. unless may waiver which normally schools do

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    5. Maski may waiver, it doesn’t stop you to pursue legal action.

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    6. 12:34 and 12:49 in our law there is such a thing as a "void waiver".

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    7. Sana walang waiver para managot ang school.

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    8. even if may waiver, the school still is accountable.

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    9. sana din mga schools hindi na ginagawang fieldtrip ang dagat or resort. happened to my daughter nung elementary days nya. ang fieldtrip sa splash island yata yun. muntik malunod. mga bagets alam mo na gaya gayahan sa mga ganyan. sana din hindi theme park. delikado sa mga rides. educational fieldtrip kasi dapat.

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    10. The reason why i do not allow my kids in any outing or school related activity na may swimming. Lalo na you are obliged to sign a waiver na wala silang liability incase may mangyari sa bata. This is definitely Ateneo’s fault and the coaches. They should know better since sumusunod lang ang mga bata sa kanila.

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  3. Lord Jesus Christ,
    King and Savior of the Universe,
    have mercy on their souls.
    Amen

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  4. Grabe paano ba yan sagutin sya ng school? sabi sa interview ng isang player yung team building nila para silang mga nagttraining na sundalo. Kawawa ang pamilya nilang naiwan at nasayang na buhay.

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    1. Sabi nga jan sa post nila, refrain from speculation and allow authories to complete investigation.
      If nabasa mo ng mabuti, they were swimming dw kaso malakas ang current.

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    2. Parang initiation sa frat kung ganun.

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    3. 12:22 AM Coach Tab is banned and suspended indefinitely so it means hindi lng yan basta drowning incident.

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    4. May nagcomment na witnesses saying naka ankle weights sila habang lumalangoy as part of their training. May mga iba pang nalunod pero un iba nakasurvive.

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  5. this is sad 😢

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  6. Nakakaawa, it’s beyond unreasonable na dahil lang sa obstacles or team building part of training, nagkakaganito.
    May isa din na muntik na din namatay but narevive. It is heartbreaking!!

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  7. I trust ADMU and I trust that they will be responsible for this.

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    1. trust them?? they will likely put all the blame sa coach or ibang tao when it’s already known na may incident na muntikan din malunod na before same scenario,
      pero di nila nireprimand to stop so naulit and lumala na may mga victims na this time!!

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  8. Very tragic, gone too soon.

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  9. mahirap daw tlaga boot camp ng ateneo blue eagles parang pang sundalo

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    1. In spite of that hindi pa rin sila magaling.

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  10. bakit kasi ipilit sa dagat paswimming na parang marathon e basketball naman yang lalaruin. pwd naman sa gym lang para safe.

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    1. Or swimming pool - at least mas madali ma rescue pag may nalunod

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  11. Nalunod ung 6'4?

    Eh mukhang mas deadly pa sa training ng US Navy Seals ung mga pinagawa sa kanila.

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    1. Walang connection yun height. Pwede ka nga malunod sa isang tabong tubig eh let alone sa dagat na malakas ang current.

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    2. anon 1244 walang kinalaman ang height. Grabe ang alon dyan sa Dipaculao Aurora. Nakaupo lang ako s may shore tapos biglang tumaas at lumakas ang alon, ayon tinangay ako.

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  12. Napaka lungkot ng aksidenteng ito para sa mga magulang… sakit nito. Prayers for the grieving family.

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  13. So nakaya ni chris tiu yang routine na yan dati? Smell fishy

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    1. baka may backer naman pag anak mayaman or influential kaya di lahat may ganun training

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    2. Iba pa ang coach ng Ateneo noon during Chris Tiu’s time. Hindi pa si Coach Baldwin.

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    3. Mas mukhang makatao si Norman Black

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    4. baka sobrang hirap kasi dalawa pa namatay.

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    5. Kaya nga. Ang nakakaloka may pangatlo pa daw sana pero awa ng Diyos na-revive pa!

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  14. OMG gone too soon. Etong si Baterbonia new recruit kakadating lang ng Manila from Agusan del Sur 5 days ago. Tapos straight to boot camp at ganito nangyari. Noooo. Sakit sa puso.

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    1. Hala, ang sakit naman

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    2. Sa palarong pambansa yata nadiscover yan eh kasi mga kakilala ko from DDO kilala nila c Baterbonia. Ang babata pa ng mga yan. Hopefully may managot sa nangyari sa kanila.

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  15. I am deeply saddened by what happened today.

    I experienced something similar during my UAAP Juniors Basketball days with one of the teams I played for, during my rookie year. Before the start of every season, after the final roster was finalized, a team building activity was usually conducted to strengthen camaraderie among players and coaches and to prepare the team mentally, emotionally, and physically for the challenges ahead of the upcoming season.

    Unfortunately, there were times when some senior players or older teammates took these activities too far. Instead of fostering unity, they would sometimes power trip rookies and newcomers, often as a form of retaliation for what they themselves experienced in previous team building activities.

    Of course, not all schools conduct team building activities in the same way. In this particular case, it happened at the beach, and we do not know whether all the players involved knew how to swim or if some felt pressured to participate for the sake of team camaraderie and acceptance.

    I hope the school will hold a press conference and provide a clear and transparent explanation of what happened. More importantly, accountability must be taken by everyone involved, including the school, the coaches, and the players, if necessary. Incidents like this should never be taken lightly, especially when lives are lost.

    My thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and teammates of the young athletes affected by this tragedy.

    Rest in peace. Fly high.

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    1. Ang haba naman teh. Dinaig mo pa yung message ng school at police.

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    2. lol 😂 @5:13

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    3. Thanks for sharing. Parang presscon speech eh.

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    4. 5.13 naintindihan mo ba na personal experience nya? So there was trauma and depth with the statement, unlike yours.

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    5. 5:13 what the OP said is enlightening, sharing their own experience. It is a smart and also sympathetic post. Ilang braincells ba ang natitira sayo, 2? Wala ka atang compre skills.

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  16. I would blame the coach for implementing a fatal training course for the student-athletes and the school for tolerating it

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  17. So young and promising. Condolences to their families. RIP. 🙏

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  18. Nakakaloka nga mga schools, magpapa field trip tapos may waiver na di liable kung anong mangyare sa anak mo. Sasakay sa school bus, dadalin sa marsming lugar. Sa dami ng students kaya ba nila yun. Bawal pa sumunod ang parents. Kaya di ko pinapasama yung anak ko, mahirap na. Kasi sa church namin, isa sa mga pastor namin shared na he got molested during camping ng teacher nya. Kung di ko pinapasama yung anak ko, kami nalang magdada sakanya kung ano kailangan nya.

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  19. Need ba ng pahirapan para maging basketball player?!?! Ang goal naman is to shoot as many balls as possible kaya dapat ang test is yung maging sharp shooter.

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    1. Endurance din kelangan

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    2. Naloka din ako. Bakit may swimming, pwede nmang sa swimming pool if endurance pala ang kaylangan. Hello, kapay open waters napakadelikado nyan.

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    3. 3:25 maraming ways para tumaas ang endurance. Mag relay lang ala American Ninja Warrior tapos ipashoot mo sila at the end and see kung may focus pa sila to shoot the ball.

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    4. Endurance to death

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    5. Power-tripping

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    6. Michael J has a phobia of water at hindi mRunong lumangoy pero one of the best basketball players of all time. Anong kinalaman ng dagat sa basketball? 🙄

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    7. Mga NBA players wala naman ganyan!

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  20. So sorry. May your souls rest in peace.

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  21. Sabi may weights daw sila sa paa during swimming

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  22. From aurora here. Yung beach talaga na yun nangunguha talaga yun. I remember reunion namen doon sa beach buti naagapan ung bata otherwise lunod din. Then same year dayo din meron uli nalunod it tooks days bago natagpuan. RIP po.

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    1. Sabi-sabi, bawat taon daw ay may naiaalay na turista sa lugar na iyan—an old wives’ tale tungkol sa mga dayuhang nalulunod sa aurora

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    2. Yan tayo eh.. maninisi nanaman ng nanahimik na mga engkanto.. ambilis kase mag conclude..

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    3. I was looking for this comment.

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    4. @1:58 nah you didn’t get it.. it is a law of nature na naging tale pero given na malakas alon dyan so alam ng locals ang danger
      kaya mas ang turista ang nalulunod kasi they didn’t take precautions - isipin mo habagat season sa Pacific Ocean, making its ocean currents and coastal waters highly dynamic
      kaya natutong umiwas mga locals dyan magswim, iwas disgrasya!

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    5. Dahil kilala ang Aurora sa malalakas na alon at rip currents na ilang beses nang naging sanhi ng pagkalunod, nabuo rin ang mga kuwento tungkol sa mga “nangunguha” sa dagat. Hindi naman misteryo ang dahilan
      kahit naging bahagi na ito ng mga kuwentong-bayan, talagang delikado lang ang dagat kapag malakas ang agos at hindi mo namamalayang hinihila ka na nito papalayo hanggang sa maanod ka na!!

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    6. Sa kanal nga may nalulunod e wala yan ganun talaga

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  23. ikulong yun ngptraining

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  24. Boot camp aka hazing. Nilagyan ba naman ng ankle weights ang di marunong lumangoy. Iba yung hampas ng alon sa Aurora, Pacific Ocean na yan. What were they thinking? Ang taas pa ng pangarap ng mga namatay.

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  25. itigil na yang nakakamatay na boot camp ng ateneo blue eagles

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  26. bat silang 2 talaga na bago. initiation rites ata ginawa.

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  27. tatangkad nalunod? baka totoo may 20kgs ankle weight. sinong matino gagawa nun sa dagat na mapanganib. pwd yan sa gym pool at dapat may may medic at lifeguard. reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.

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    1. Hindi sa height o athletic body nakasalalay yan. Kahit swimmer ka pa, hindi ka pa rin kakayanin laban sa malakas & biglaang agos ng dagat. Sabi ng police pagkatapos ng insidente, wala namang ankle weights ang mga biktima

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  28. Managot ang dapat managot, pero kse baka labanan ng waiver pero dbaa as if naman may choice yung mga bata dba?

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  29. sana if boot camp dapat iinform ang participants a month before para makapaghanda physically mentally etc. di pwd surprise kasi mahirap yan.

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    1. malabo yan kahit 1 month notice
      this is open water sa aurora pa..
      kahit experienced swimmer cannot handle yan sinamahan pa ng meron mabigat na ilalagay sa ankles

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    2. hindi yan kasi olympics

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    3. nope their training is too much prone to accidents so dapat may managot.

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  30. Karma sa mapag-mataas na eskwelahan na ang tingin sa sarili ay laging tama. May pagkukulang sila. Training ng sundalo ang ginawa sa mga basketbolista.

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  31. Filipinos don’t belong in the water

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  32. Dami kasi kaartehan nitong ateneo, porke prestigious school and all, mga kung anu ano mga alternative training pinapagawa sa mga bata just for the sake of physical exercises. Mga bata nga sa kalye, nabubuhay nang nag basketball sa gilid gilid basta may basketball court lang, maski malapit pa sa tambakan ng basurahan. Sa mga liga na lang nagkakasubukan ang kagalingan nila.

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  33. Yan may pa boot camp ang Ateneo pero wala naman enough support sa safety. Sa US nangyari, million ang case na to. Negligence to sa part ng school, kawawa yung bereaved family kase for sure wala naman justice na makukuha yan. Ano pa kase yung paandar na ganyan kala mo naman ma ddraft players nila sa NBA. Kahit may waiver pa, may limitation yung waiver. Gone too soon.

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  34. Watching that interview of Mrs. Baterbonia really broke my heart. I'm sure the Adili family is feeling the same sorrow. My sincerest condolences to the friends and family of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.

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  35. Been to aurora and iba ang alon din dyan. Plus black sand pa siya so hindi mo alam biglang ang lalim na ng water. Prayers for the victims and their families.

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    1. Nangunguha kasi yung mga engkanto dyan. Maniwala kayo sa hindi.

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    2. @8:09 ninuno mo ba engkanto? naging kwentong kababalaghan pero understandable naman kung gaano kadikado ang ocean riptide lalo na’t habagat season.

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    3. *delikado ang ocean riptide

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    4. Hindi pa ba nakakalibot ng Pinas ang coach ng Ateneo. Maski nga sa tour ng Puerto Princesa kapag maalon at hapon na, hindi na natutuloy ang ibang Island tours kais delikado kapag open waters. Nakasakay pa sa boat yun ha, paano pa kaya ang ganyang set up. Hay, yung iyak ng nanay ni Rene. Nakakaawa.

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    5. Tigilan na nga ang kwentong engkano na yan, baka biglang lumipad ang Team ng KMJS sa Aurora

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    6. 8:09It is not engkanto, that’s Pacific ocean and its rip currents. Ano ba kayo pinag aral ba kayo ng mga tatay at nanay nyo? and if you did nag focus ba kayo sa science at may natutunan man lang?

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  36. There’s something fishy dyan. Both rookies lalo na si Rene. I hope the family would go after the school

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    1. Divine is actually not a Rookie (he already suited up for Season 88). He was the classmate and friend of my nephew at the Ateneo. I met him a few times. From all accounts, he was an extremely kind and friendly person. I'm not from Ateneo (I cheer for the Green Team) but I am just so saddened at 2 young, promising lives cut short. I do hope there is a thorough investigation. I am praying for the families of Divine and Rene.

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  37. tab baldwin kunsensya mo yan habang buhay

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  38. Only in the Philippines!!!! Yung akala mo maayos kang varsity scholar tas yun pala malupit na coaching team sasalubong sayo

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  39. I hope that Ateneo will let the coach speak or at least have him talk to the family. A very healthy boy, buhay na buhay pa nung umalis at nagpaalam sa nanay nya basta na lang namatay under said training. Baka di rin alam nung bata na me ganun na training. I read one comment na sabi pa sana bata pa lang tinuruan na lumangoy. Honestly kahit marunong ka pa lumangoy kung kalaban mo ang alon at ang taas ng tubig mahihirapan ka talaga. I am sure the school is pretty much aware na ganito ang training na ginagawa ng coach. walang safety measures? nasaan na ang iba pang nasa team no one is talking? makonsensiya naman kayo. Puro press release lang na very vague. It was an accident pero walang detalye paano nangyaring accident lang to. I feel for the parents kasi pinalaki mo ang bata for 18 years tapos ganun na lang. I hope me time naman ang kinauukulan na tulungan sila sa imbestigasyon.

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  40. As usual, Ateneo will cover this up. Kawawa nanaman ang walang kaya sa buhay.

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  41. baka aksidente talaga at sa kasamang palad sa araw na yun magalaw ang dagat gaya sa nangyari sa davao yung motorbanca amejara. magbayad ng danyos ang ateneo sa pamilya ng mga namatay.

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    1. Negligence ng coach yan. Muntik ng may malunod ng team building na yan ayon sa past players ng ateneo. Talos inulit ulit this year at may nalunod na nga.

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  42. walang may kagustuhan sa nangyari. di naman siguro sinadyang patayin ang dalawa. mapanganib ang dagat, alam yan ng lahat.

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    1. Alam pala ng lahat eh BAKIT SILA DINALA DUN????

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    2. bakit.. kaninong decision ba na dyan dapat gawin sa ocean ang training? diba sa ateneo coach and training staff? may accountability ang school dahil decision nila yan sa training activities nila eh dati na may muntik malunod
      pero inulit pa.. tsk tsk.

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    3. Tih, Basketball players ang mga yan, anong kinalaman ng dagat sa training nila. Michael Jordan can‘t swim, so what‘s your argument?

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    4. 10:47 boot camp ata kaya sa dagat tsaka outing/teambuilding parang company outing ba to build stronger bonds and camaraderie

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  43. Afford naman ng ateneo Olympic size swimming pool for training tapos may medic or nurse or whatever naka standby bakit sa dagat pa

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    1. correct naman! dami nilang budget sa ganyan!!

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    2. And sa Pilipinas where BASKETBALL is the most loved sport. University like ATENEO and others can get funding from big sponsors for their basketball team. Kahit sa dagat ang training nila. Dapat my standby by na medics and lifeguards. Bakit sila lumalangoy nun malakas ang current? Totoo ba na may hindi marunong lumangoy sa mga nalunod?

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  44. Dapat may magkwento ano ba talaga nanyari

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  45. kaloka naman yang si coach dinaig pa ang training ng mga nba players. 😭

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