Ateneo Players Speak Out: Stop Blaming Us for Teammates' Deaths

Two surviving Ateneo Blue Eagles players are pleading for compassion after enduring a nightmare no young athlete should ever face. Kieffer Alas and Sam Reyes watched their teammates Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili drown during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on June 8. Now, instead of healing, they are being crushed by public outrage and death threats fueled by unverified hazing rumors online.

What Happened to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in Aurora?

Speaking on the Let's Talk with Pia Hontiveros podcast, Alas and Reyes finally shared their side of the story. They described a harrowing ordeal where they too faced death when a series of waves scattered the players away from the shore during the outing.