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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/1781143895046Screen Shot 2026-06-11 at 8.05.49 AM (4).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The 19-year-old Rene Baterbonia was born and raised in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur before transferring to Davao City for his studies and to play basketball. <em>Ateneo de Manila University﻿/Facebook</em><br/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The remains of Rene Baterbonia, one of the Ateneo student-athletes who drowned in a team-bulding activity in Aurora this week, will be flown to Agusan del Sur where he hails from, the university confirmed Thursday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/8/uaap-ateneo-s-adili-baterbonia-pass-away-in-drowning-incident-1959">UAAP: Ateneo’s Adili, Baterbonia pass away in drowning incident</a></div><p>&quot;Rene will be brought home to Agusan del Sur via Davao on Friday morning, 12 June 2026,&quot; Ateneo de Manila University﻿ said in a Facebook post, along with a tribute to the athlete.</p><p>The 19-year-old Baterbonia was born and raised in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur before transferring to Davao City for his studies and to play basketball.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/9/ateneo-working-closely-with-adili-baterbonia-families-after-drowning-incident-1848">Ateneo &#x27;working closely&#x27; with Adili, Baterbonia families after drowning incident</a></div><p>He rose to fame during the 2025 Palarong Pambansa, where he led the Davao Eagles to the secondary boys&#x27; basketball title and was named Most Valuable Player.</p><p>&quot;Rene Clert Baterbonia carried with him the hopes of a family he loved deeply, the pride of Talacogon, and the dreams that brought him to Ateneo de Manila only days ago. His passing has left deep sorrow among those who knew him as a son, a brother, a teammate, a friend, and a young man whose future was just unfolding,&quot; the university said</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>Baterbonia and Nigeria&#x27;s Divine Adili, 21, died by drowning during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, on the afternoon of June 8, 2026.</p><p>The two young basketball stars were seen to be a huge boost to the Blue Eagles in their upcoming UAAP campaign. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/11/senate-probe-sought-into-ateneo-player-s-death-0700">Senate probe sought into Ateneo player’s death</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><br/><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/Gc7jqpHm9rg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/GhAzUZ_IDBM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The 19-year-old Rene Baterbonia was born and raised in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur before transferring to Davao City for his studies and to play basketball. </p>

The 19-year-old Rene Baterbonia was born and raised in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur before transferring to Davao City for his studies and to play basketball.

Remains of Rene Baterbonia to be flown to Agusan del Sur on Friday

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Remains of Rene Baterbonia to be flown to Agusan del Sur on Friday

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Published June 11, 2026 10:18 AM PHT

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