The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) says its investigation so far indicates that the fatal drowning of two Ateneo de Manila University student-athletes was not an accident. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II states that the incident did not occur directly in front of the resort. He says it took place roughly 300 to 700 meters away, while the recovery effort was limited to about 300 meters near the resort because the victims were swept by the current.
The CIDG’s briefing at Camp Crame presents these details as part of the ongoing probe, including the location of the incident relative to the resort and the circumstances affecting where the bodies were recovered. The sources emphasize that the recovery area and the reported point of occurrence differ, attributed to water movement.
The reports do not provide conclusions beyond the CIDG’s current assessment that the drowning did not happen as an accident.
