Jamaine Punzalan

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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/17827152006671782715199533.jpeg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" 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>MANILA — The interior department said Tuesday that the other student-athletes who were present in the team-building activity that claimed the lives of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili were also &quot;victims&quot; and excluded from the hazing case build-up recommended by the police.</div><p>&quot;Ang mga batang ito ay miyembro ng Ateneo at pangalan nito ang kanilang dala-dala, pangalan na tungkulin ng unibersidad na pangalagaan,&quot; Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said in a press briefing. </p><p>&quot;Kaugnay nito, aming nililinaw na walang ibang student-athlete ang nakitaan ng dahilan upang maging respondent sa kasong aming irerekomenda. Sila ay pawang mga biktima rin ng marahas na training na naganap,&quot; he added. </p><p>The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) last week recommended that the Department of Justice (DOJ)<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/26/cidg-dilg-hazing-tab-baldwin-ateneo-adili-baterbonia-1042"> conduct a preliminary investigation</a> for possible hazing law violations by former Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin and 10 others involved in the team-building activity in Aurora. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/26/what-the-cidg-found-in-its-probe-into-the-ateneo-team-building-activity-in-aurora-1807">What the CIDG found in its probe into the Ateneo team-building activity in Aurora </a></div><p>The recommended respondents included coaching staff members, two student managers, and two utility workers. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/28/ateneo-vows-support-for-student-managers-utility-staff-named-in-hazing-complaint-1709">Ateneo vows support for student managers, utility staff named in hazing complaint </a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="1337" height="752" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LYMRdyYyAd4" title="LIVE: DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla holds press briefing |  June 29, 2026" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The students and utility workers could be tapped as witnesses and removed from the list of respondents, Remulla noted. </p><p>&quot;Bagamat ito ang aming naging rekomendasyon maaaring maalis sa listahan ng mga kakasuhan ang ilang mga kasama sa aktibidad lalo na kung maipakita na hindi nila alam ang masamang layon nito. Maaari ring gawing testigo imbes na akusado ng Department of Justice ang mga student manager at ball boy,&quot; the official said. </p><p>&quot;Ang pinakamahalaga sa amin ay mapanagot ang mga nagplano at sadyang pinahirapan ang student athletes,&quot; he added. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/29/ateneo-athletic-director-had-no-role-in-aurora-team-building-activity-says-lawyer-1345">&#x27;He was not aware&#x27;: Ateneo athletic director had no role in Aurora team-building activity, says lawyer </a></div><div><br/></div><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><br/></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><br/></div><div><em><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="960" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/udZBl2P0V3E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></em><br/></div>

<p>The interior department said Tuesday that the other student-atheletes who were present in the team-building activity that claimed the lives of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili were also "victims" and excluded from the hazing case build-up recommended by the police. </p>

The interior department said Tuesday that the other student-atheletes who were present in the team-building activity that claimed the lives of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili were also "victims" and excluded from the hazing case build-up recommended by the police.

DILG: Adili, Baterbonia teammates 'victims' too in Aurora tragedy

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DILG: Adili, Baterbonia teammates 'victims' too in Aurora tragedy

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 29, 2026 02:40 PM PHT

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Updated June 29, 2026 02:50 PM PHT

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