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Ateneo de Manila University's Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia. Photos from UAAP Media/NBTC

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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17810601073811781060104602.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia. Photos from UAAP Media/NBTC"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia. <em>Photos from UAAP Media/NBTC </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that the NBI Central Office has been instructed to create a task force to conduct a thorough, comprehensive, and impartial investigation into the death of Ateneo basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/10/no-weights-attached-to-drowned-ateneo-athletes-aurora-pnp-1101">No weights attached to drowned Ateneo athletes—Aurora PNP</a></div><p>&quot;As part of its investigation, the NBl will determine whether there is sufficient basis to recommend the filing of charges before the DOJ. The DOJ remains committed to ensuring that the facts are fully established and that justice is served,&quot; the DOJ said.</p><p>Earlier, Pinoy Workers Party-List Rep.Karl Legazpi filed a resolution at the House of Representatives for an inquiry into the safety standards and accountability mechanisms in school-sponsored athletic programs days after the death of the two Ateneo de Manila basketball players.</p><p>Local police said in an initial report that the two victims &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/8/uaap-ateneo-s-adili-baterbonia-pass-away-in-drowning-incident-1959">were swimming when they were reportedly carried by a strong current into deeper waters</a>.&quot;</p><p>The Philippine Sports Commission on Tuesday also said it is convening a sports stakeholders&#x27; panel in the wake of the drowning.</p><p>&quot;Beyond fact-finding, this multi-stakeholder body — which includes the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education, and the National Youth Commission — will examine existing policies, protocols, and training practices toward resolutions to strengthen safeguards in athletic training environments,&quot; it also said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/9/psc-forms-multi-stakeholder-body-after-death-of-ateneo-student-athletes-1140">PSC forms multi-stakeholder body after deaths of Ateneo student-athletes</a></div><p>Legazpi, sworn into office last month, is a former commissioner of the NYC.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FE-3ch8ZMRA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The DOJ said the NBI has been instructed to create a task force to conduct a thorough, comprehensive, and impartial investigation on the death of Ateneo basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.</p>

The DOJ said the NBI has been instructed to create a task force to conduct a thorough, comprehensive, and impartial investigation on the death of Ateneo basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.

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NBI to probe death of 2 Ateneo basketball players; House probe into sports programs sought

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published June 10, 2026 11:01 AM PHT

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Updated June 10, 2026 01:04 PM PHT

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