Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) announces it is establishing a scholarship program to honor student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia, who died in a drowning incident during a team building activity on June 8 in Aurora. The university says the program, called the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship Fund, is meant to keep the athletes’ names and values “inspire” future generations. ADMU also issues the announcement on the 40th day since their passing, positioning the scholarship as a tribute to both athletes. Multiple reports describe the initiative as a university response to the deaths of two members of ADMU’s college basketball team. The scholarship fund is presented as a way to support students while memorializing Adili and Baterbonia. No additional details about the scholarship’s criteria, number of awards, or funding level are provided in the excerpts, but the reports agree that ADMU is formally launching the program through an official statement.
Ateneo launches scholarship fund in memory of athletes who drowned during team activity
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) announces it is establishing a scholarship program to honor student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia, who died in a drowning incident during a team...
- ADMU establishes the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship Fund in memory of Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia.
- Adili and Baterbonia are described as members of Ateneo’s college basketball team.
- They died in a drowning incident during a team activity on June 8 in Aurora.
- ADMU announces the scholarship on the 40th day since their passing.
- The university presents the scholarship as a tribute intended to preserve the athletes’ names and values.
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is launching a scholarship program in honor of varsity athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia, two members of its college basketball team who drowned during a team building activity on June 8. In a statement issued Friday, ADMU said the establishment of the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship Fund serves as […]...Keep on reading: Ateneo launches scholarship in memory of cagers who drowned
2 hours agoMANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) said it has established a scholarship program in honor of student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia on the 40th day since their passing. In a statement, ADMU announced that the establishment of the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship fund is a tribute to the two student-athletes who passed away in a drowning incident during a team activity in Aurora last June 8. READ: Baterbonia’s mom warns vloggers ahead of son’s July 18 memorial “We hope these scholarships will ensure that their names, their spirit, and the values they embodied continue to inspire […]...Keep on reading: Ateneo sets scholarship program in honor of players Adili, Baterbonia
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