Thursday, June 11, 2026

FB Scoop: Gretchen Ho Shares Thoughts on Ateneo Tragedy


Images courtesy of Facebook: Gretchen Ho


43 comments:

  1. Magbayad ang Ateneo. At least 100M for each lives taken. Tapos banned na sila sa UAAP for good. The coach should be jailed for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide. Yun ngang doktor ni Michael Jackson nakulong eh. Hindi pwedeng sorry sorry lang. Unang una, may lindol na. Hindi na safe ang tubig. Pangalawa, walang life vest na suot habang pinapunta sila sa dagat. At walang life guard. Pangatlo walang nagttraining sa DAGAT dahil hindi yan controlled environment. Swimming pool pwede pa. Yung coach eh mukhang unfulfilled dream niya maging navy seal at maging US military kaya sa mga varsity niya binunton ang kanyang shattered dreams

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    1. True wag sana sila maging bias ang hirap sa nanay niya buhay ng anak niya nawala Nd na maibabalik.

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    2. Ateneo won't allow that

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    3. Pay for the damages and ensure that those who were responsible should be accountable and makulong due to negligence, but Ateneo shouldn't be banned from UAAP. It's a different story. Palitan ang mga taong namumuno dito and the dynamic of their training.

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    4. Grabe 19 palang dami pa nya sana pwede matupad na pangarap

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    5. From coach pataas dapat matanggal. Pati presidente. Impossibleng hindi nila alam nangyayari sa aurora taon taon. Lifetime ban sa UAAP. Magtanda ang lahat. Wag abusado sa mga players na gusto lang umangat ang buhay. Mga sadista.

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    6. I agree to yous all

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    7. oa naman ang 100M

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    8. Stupid as stupid does. Coach team feeling Coast Guard, The Guardian eh Ashton Kutcher lang pala. If they can’t afford life guards they could’ve asked the local fishermen & divers as their life guards. These locals swim like a fish in rough seas. My gulay. May God grant them eternal peace. RIP.

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    9. Dapat i ban temporarily ang Ateneo sa UAAP as penalty. Dapat makulong yang coach. Exemplary damages sa family ng mga namatay.

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  2. Yes, kahit tragic accident yung nangyari, someone must be held accountable and charged for negligence.

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    1. Unfortunately even if you take them to court, the monetary amount for accidental death in the Philippines is so cheap it doesn’t justify the amount you will receive as real compensation. Once Ateneo is done with their internal review, I hope they implement new policies and safeguards to prevent these unfortunate event from happening. Oceans have rip currents and rogue waves. We need to establish a color flag system like in other countries when the ocean is safe to swim or too rough to enter.

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    2. Pwede isama as damages yung kanyang future earnings as a professional basketball player. Madami ng jurisprudence na ganyan. Isang medical student na naging permanently disable because of a bus accident. Nagbayad un bus company ng millions in damages dahil sinama sa computation yung kanyang earnings kung naging doktor siya

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    3. Tama! sana tulungan ng PAO ang family na ilaban hanggang dulo kasi kung papayag sila sa settlement very minimal ang magiging compensation.

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    4. 9;13 unfortunately it is cheaper to pay you dead and the bereaved family receives meager compensation than a disabled alive, not only it computes for possible earning lost it also factors future cost of medical expenses.

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    5. Dapat talaga kasama future earnings. That’s why the family should get a very good lawyer nanhindi sila peperahan at malaki ang makukuha nila.

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  3. Naalala ko mga nalunod na hashtag ba um

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    1. Iba naman yun accident talaga yun tumaob ang boat nila

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    2. Franco Hernandez. May negligent ba dun di ko na maalala

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  4. I can’t sense any words of sympathy and compassion for the grieving family, it’s just so bland, merely just stating trust in the involved institutions. “Habang may tatsulok…. Ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayayaman”…. Tulo luha ko habang kinakanta ko, yung isip ko si Rene & Divine at families nila. Prayers, love and compassion for them and their beloved ones.May the Lord give them the grace to find consolation and justice in all of these…

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    1. Totoo. Walang sensibilidad. Opinion ko lang. Also, I follow (some, like 3 of them) former Ateneo players and parang wala din akong nakikitang call to action or calling out what happened. Siguro too close to home, di nila alam paano magreact.

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    2. Yun coach nga and the people behind the training nagtago na eh. Bahag na ang buntot. Gusto pang palabasin ng coach na wala siya dun kaso may video na lumabas na andun siya. Nilabas ng mga anak rescuer

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  5. Ang careful ng words ni Gretchen noh? Also, ang madalas maingay sa mga issues tahimik ngaun. Tsk tsk tsk. Iba talaga pag mayaman and influential their silence is defeaning…

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    1. exactly. kala ko ba sinisigaw nila, accountability. asan na? porke uni nila, exempted??? asan na pagiging morally righteous nila? pwe!

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  6. So labanan na naman ito ng may pera? Pls lang sana magsama sama ang mga Pilipino na ipagtanggol ang mga biktima laban sa Ateneo hanggang managot ang mga dapat managot plus lifetime financial support sa mga naiwan na pamilya

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  7. Sadly makakalimutan lang din ito at hindi mabibigyan ng jusice yung dalawang athlete lalo na yung pinoy kasi mahirap na pamilya.

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  8. Reckless Imprudence Resulting in Homicide, RA Article 365. It doesnt matter if there was no motive. Negligence, the presence of risks without due diligence and protection resulting to death is enough - kahit na may waiver pa sila ni sign. 2 deaths enough to show that the actions of ADMU and their coaching team led these 2 promising athletes to their deaths. May imbalance of power present - susunod ang bagong recruit na mga atleta sa coach nila - that is standard behavior in a team hierarchy. They were like sheep led to slaughter.

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  9. Not showing sympathy in your words GH. The pain in the grief of the families is palpable. These deaths were preventable.

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  10. "multi-stakeholder body" :D :D :D You mean the person who has the most influence? :) :) :) Because en penas, one person can wield a lot of power and influence ;) ;) ;) Just ask your friendly neighborhood contractors :D :D :D

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    1. Not the right place and time smiley

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  11. Di ko personally kilala yung namatay pero nakakalungkot na marami pa sana siya potential pero hanggang doon nalang talaga eh.

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  12. she’s threading lightly sana di na lang sya nag pa statement, napaka safe and passive ng statement nya.

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  13. 4 daw yung nalunod. Yung isa naligtas at yung muntik rin mamatay narevive lang. may interview yung 2 athlete nila nung dec na buti daw nalampasan nila ang mahirap na training. May nabasa ako sabi about sa tragedy na may weight daw na nilagay parang 20kls yun. Grabe kung ganun talaga hindi ka talaga makagalaw nun lalo na pag delikado pa dahil sa malakas na current.

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  14. dito mo makikilala isang tao hmmm alam na sino kanyang sinasagip

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  15. wala na narevive si rene at divine. hays.

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  16. Wala bang pool ang ADMU?
    Sa unpredictable environment (dagat) pa pinag training with weights attached sa mga paa, imbes na sa swimming pool.
    Mga basketbolistang ginawang marines at swimmers?
    Anong klaseng utak meron sila? 🤦🏻‍♂️

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  17. Dapat managot din yung resort. Were there signd along the shore that there are strong currents and that caution should be taken?

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  18. As a student athlete juskooo GH makapost lang eh, ewan ko talaga sayooo

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  19. Ang daming batikan na abugado sa Pilipinas na handang ipaglaban ang hustisya para sa mga biktima. Pero bakit ang mga abugado pa nina Bato at Quiboloy ang napili?!?!

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  20. Pa-relevant? Maikabit lang talaga eh para bida ka din Gretch? Nobody wants your two cents coz wala ka sa incident.

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    1. Hindi naman siguro pabebe. She has the right to comment just like you and me are commenting.

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  21. Very few alumni especially in power has call on their alma matter to act , considering jow vocal they arr to issues

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  22. Sakit sa magulang nito!! Jusko! Nangangarap yang mga bata, nasa ateneo pa!! Kaya wala kang iisipin n ganyang basic, and avoidable lapses! Dati ng may incident pero pinabayaan pa dn! Ano bata ateneo, masyado kayo kampante dyan s coaching staff nyo kina tab!

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