Ateneo University places men’s basketball coach Tab Baldwin and team manager Epok Quimpo on leave as it begins a fact-finding inquiry into the deaths of players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Dipaculao, Aurora. In statements signed by school president Roberto Yap, Ateneo says the leave is intended to protect the integrity, independence, and fairness of the investigation and to allow participants to cooperate without any actual or perceived pressure. The school also issues a separate clarification that Baldwin is not allowed to make public comments about the incident while the official processes continue, explaining that it asked him to refrain from public statements so facts can be established before any discussion. Despite the leave and the request for silence, Baldwin attends a prayer vigil for Baterbonia and Adili held inside the Ateneo campus, based on photos shared by the student publication The Guidon. His appearance comes shortly after the school’s decision, while Quimpo has not yet appeared publicly since the tragedy.