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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/178141091753920251011-uaap-season88-ateneo-tab-baldwin-UAAPMedia3151.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin. <em>UAAP Media </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine National Police said it will &quot;carefully consider and look into&quot; statements and developments since the deaths of student athletes Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia.</p><p>In a statement on Sunday, PNP Public Information Office OIC Police Col. Allen Rae Co said they have taken cognizance of the statements surrounding the passing of the late Ateneo Blue Eagles players..</p><p>&quot;We take note of all these, and rest assured that every piece of information, every statement, and every account that has been made public or submitted to investigators will be carefully considered and looked into as part of the ongoing investigation,&quot; he added.</p><p>National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag confirmed to ABS-CBN News they are also looking into the statements and developments circulating online.</p><p>In a video posted by Tudor Clee — a lawyer in New Zealand, according to his website — on Sunday, a woman named Efi identified herself as the wife of Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Tab Baldwin.</p><p>Clee told ABS-CBN News in a message on Saturday he is Efi&#x27;s legal counsel.  </p><p>In the video, Efi alleged that the Ateneo de Manila University ignored her prior warnings to keep Baldwin away from minors.</p><p>Baldwin is facing scrutiny following the death of Adili and Baterbonia in a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora.  </p><p>Efi said she has been married to Baldwin since 2011, but had to &quot;flee&quot; in early 2020 to keep her and her children safe.</p><p>&quot;At that time, I repeatedly told Ateneo University children are not safe around him. And it was their duty to remove him. I urge them to move him away from the campus, the university campus, and they proceeded to launch a campaign of intimidation and silencing,&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2065640837892264398&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=0ee8b6c6463c953b9796bcd409eb073f2613f1bf&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2065640837892264398"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The statement was posted a day after Baldwin broke his silence in a nearly nine-minute video that Ateneo shared on its official pages.</p><p>In his first live interview on Friday, the Ateneo coach mentioned his family when he was asked how he was holding up since the tragic incident.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/12/-i-failed-as-a-leader-as-a-coach-says-baldwin-as-he-breaks-silence-on-adili-baterbonia-s-death-1935">‘I failed as a leader, as a coach,’ says Baldwin as he breaks silence on Adili, Baterbonia’s deaths</a></div><p>&quot;This video is because of his latest interview when he talks about his family. I wanna make sure that he doesn’t represent me or my kids,&quot; Efi said.</p><p>Efi shared her take on the deaths of Adili and Baterbonia, who passed away due to drowning, in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday.</p><p>&quot;For Rovelyn and Elias, the deaths of your kids were not only predictable but preventable. The bodies of your kids are still warm and he’s talking about moving on,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I urge the Filipinos and police there to keep asking why he was still allowed around children in spite of these warnings,&quot; Efi added.</p><p>The PNP said it will not make any conclusions or judgments on the new statements and developments, as investigations are ongoing.</p><p>&quot;[D]oing so may compromise the integrity of the investigation and prejudice the rights of all parties involved,&quot; Co said.</p><p>&quot;We owe it to the families of Rene and Divine — and to the public — to arrive at the truth through a thorough, impartial, and credible investigation. That is our commitment,&quot; he added.</p><p>ABS-CBN News has reached out to Ateneo and Baldwin for comment, but as of this writing they have yet to respond.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/13/baterbonia-s-former-coach-agent-appeal-to-tab-baldwin-and-ateneo-for-clarity-1012">Baterbonia’s former coach, agent appeal to Tab Baldwin and Ateneo for clarity</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q6dGkiMTes0?si=hSPldvc3eNeupnSO" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The Philippine National Police said it will "carefully consider and look into" various statements and developments that have surfaced following the deaths of the late student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia.</p>

The Philippine National Police said it will "carefully consider and look into" various statements and developments that have surfaced following the deaths of the late student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia.

PNP verifying statements circulating after deaths of Ateneo's Adili, Baterbonia

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PNP verifying statements circulating after deaths of Ateneo's Adili, Baterbonia

Paige Javier,

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Published June 14, 2026 01:57 PM PHT

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