No truth to hazing, ankle weights in deaths of Ateneo student-athletes, says witness

MANILA, Philippines — Reports that the death of Ateneo student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili were allegedly due to hazing were not true, a witness to the incident told The Manila Times late Tuesday. The source who requested anonymity likewise belied claims that the players were made to wear ankle weights and swim in the open sea as part of the team-building activity of the university’s varsity basketball contingent. Baterbonia, 19, and Adili, 21, were with 16 others