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The family of 18-year-old basketball recruit Rene Clert "Bobet" Baterbonia is demanding a transparent investigation from school officials following his drowning during an Ateneo Blue Eagles team-building event in Dipaculao, Aurora.
Five youth fatalities within a short timeline demonstrate that systemic negligence is frequently mislabeled as an unavoidable accident to shield institutional managers.
A surge in campus violence and student fatalities during the June 2026 school opening has triggered urgent demands for structural reforms across Philippine public and private academic institutions.
When Rene Baterbonia died, social media captured the community's collective grief. Much like the historic passing of Ninoy Aquino, his death triggered a profound sense of loss—not just for a talented athlete, but for the promise of a future cut short.
The fatal team-building exercise in Dipaculao, Aurora, has raised critical questions about ADMU's institutional oversight. With the loss of two student-athletes, critics are demanding accountability for a tragedy that many argue was entirely preventable.
I never became a psychologist, yet I’ve spent 34 years studying people. From the bank to the boardroom, I realized my degree wasn't wasted—it was the foundation for understanding the human behavior that drives business.
Ateneo de Manila University faces looming legal battles and severe public backlash over its institutional response to the June 8 drowning deaths of Blue Eagles basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team event in Dipaculao, Aurora.
From coordinated political wardrobe makeovers to the raw appeal of viral influencers, a look into how public profiles are manufactured versus authentically lived in the digital age.
With sudden walkouts, a leadership dispute, and controversial testimonies from ex-Marines, the Philippine Senate has seen rapid shifts in its majority and minority blocs. Here is a look at the political chaos that has left ordinary citizens confused.
Ambition doesn’t expire. A look at why society treats adult education at 55 as an anomaly instead of a milestone.
Days after posting a 90,000-peso bail for a graft case, Senator Jinggoy Estrada faces a non-bailable plunder charge. Columnist Netnet Camomot weighs in on the multi-trillion peso controversy and the lifestyle of the political elite.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada faces a new flood control controversy, marking his third major political scandal following the jueteng and pork barrel cases. Columnist Netnet Camomot looks into the recurring pattern of political corruption allegations and the blurred lines between Philippine entertainment and governance.