Ateneo men’s basketball players Kieffer Alas and Sam Reyes speak publicly about the June 8 drowning deaths of teammates Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a training camp in Dipaculao, Aurora. In separate reporting, both players recount near-death experiences and describe the moments leading up to and during the incident. They say they were swept by waves and that, in the chaos, they struggled to respond—Alas says he did not know how to swim and felt he had “given up” after being pulled under. The accounts are the first time current members of Ateneo’s program address the events publicly. Multiple investigations are also ongoing, including those by the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), while the UAAP and Ateneo de Manila University monitor developments. The reports also describe the personal toll on survivors: both players express grief and survivor’s guilt. They also say they face online harassment, including death threats, and comments that criticize or blame them following the tragedy.