Vince Mangulabnan is no longer among those recommended to face criminal liability in connection with the deaths of Ateneo men’s basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a “team-building” activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on June 8.

Mangulabnan had initially been included in the negligence complaint due to his role in booking the transportation that brought the Ateneo men’s basketball team to Aurora for the activity.

However, in the final recommendation, investigators removed Mangulabnan from the list of respondents after determining that his participation was limited to logistical arrangements and did not extend to the planning, supervision, or execution of the fatal water-resistance drill.

Instead, authorities recommended criminal charges against 12 individuals, with the coaching staff facing the most serious allegations.

Eight members of the basketball program were recommended to be charged with reckless imprudence resulting in two counts of homicide.

They are head coach Tab Baldwin, strength and conditioning coaches CJ Elumba and Grant Dearns, assistant coaches Jon Jacinto, Dean Castaño, Sandro Soriano, and Buboy Domingo, as well as physical therapist Jeric Rueca.

According to the findings, Baldwin allegedly conceived and directed the sea drill despite selecting an open, surf-exposed area and knowing that one of the participants could not swim.

Investigators said the activity proceeded without life vests, lifeguards, or medical and rescue personnel on standby, creating a foreseeable danger that ultimately led to the deaths.

Elumba and Dearns were cited for designing and conducting the conditioning program that culminated in the sea drill without implementing adequate safety measures.

The assistant coaches were likewise recommended for charges after allegedly participating in supervising and conducting the activity without requiring flotation devices or stopping the drill despite the risks.

Rueca, the team’s physical therapist and the only first aid and Basic Life Support-certified health officer present, was also recommended for prosecution.

Investigators said he failed to ensure appropriate medical and evacuation preparations before the activity took place.

Meanwhile, four individuals were recommended to face simple negligence resulting in two counts of homicide.

Among them is University Athletics Office director Em Fernandez, who investigators said failed to establish and enforce institutional athlete-safety protocols, including the absence of an approved activity calendar, medical clearances, and participant consent forms.

Also recommended for charges were Hermanos Resort owners Francisco and Frederick Zubia and co-manager Yedda Rubio.

Investigators said Francisco Zubia allegedly assured organizers that sea conditions were favorable based on an artificial intelligence application instead of obtaining information from competent authorities.

The resort management was likewise cited for allegedly failing to provide accredited lifeguards, proper warning signage, and other safety measures required under local regulations.

Beyond the criminal recommendations, investigators also referred several officials of the Municipality of Dipaculao to the Department of the Interior and Local Government for possible administrative liability over alleged lapses in regulating the resort and enforcing beach safety standards.

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Maji Mangulabnan spoke on behalf of her family after her brother, Vince, was named as a respondent in the reckless imprudence resulting in homicide cases stemming from the deaths of Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili.

On Thursday, the Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group released a supplemental referral recommending additional charges on top of the alleged violations of the Anti-Hazing Law in connection with Ateneo de Manila University’s “team-building” activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, last June 8, which resulted in the deaths of the two Blue Eagles.

A homicide charge was also recommended against head coach Tab Baldwin.

Assistant coaches Dean Castaño, Sandro Soriano, and Jon Jacinto; strength and conditioning coaches Grant Dearns and CJ Elumba; and physical therapist Jerick Rueca were likewise recommended to face reckless imprudence resulting in homicide charges before the Department of Justice.

Meanwhile, Ateneo University Athletics Office director Em Fernandez and facilitator Vince Mangulabnan were also recommended to face reckless imprudence resulting in homicide charges.

Maji expressed frustration over her brother’s inclusion in the case.

According to multiple sources closely monitoring the situation, Vince — who, aside from serving as head coach of the Ateneo Men’s Volleyball Team, also works for the UAO — was only tasked by the men’s basketball office to book the team’s bus to Aurora.

“Yes, we will not be silenced,” Maji wrote in a social media post.

“While the investigation is still ongoing, ADMU’s failure to stand by someone who was simply doing his job is already causing irreversible damage to his career, his reputation, and his family’s future. Are you even real, ADMU? Is this really how you stand by the people who tirelessly work for you? May maituro lang talaga noh?”

Earlier in the investigation, Fernandez said that, unlike other athletic programs, the men’s basketball team operates autonomously from the UAO.

The PNP-CIDG is expected to transmit its findings to the DOJ in the coming days.

For now, the Mangulabnan family can only hope for a fair resolution.

“I will not forgive any slander against my brother!”

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Si Andriana Nepacina, nga nahuman sa kursong Legal Management sa Ateneo de Manila University, nagtahod sa iyang amahan nga si Lito pinaagi sa usa ka makahilak nga post sa social media.

Ang bag-ong gradwado naghatag og pasidungog sa iyang amahan, kinsa nagpaningkamot isip manininda og cotton candy. Tungod sa iyang kakugi ug walay hunong nga pagpaningkamot, nahimo niyang mapahuman ang iyang anak sa usa sa labing inila nga unibersidad sa nasud.

Usa unta kini ka nga matahum nga tribute nga makahikap sa kasingkasing.

Apan adunay mga tawo nga nagduda sa kamatuoran ug sa hustong panahon sa iyang pag-post. Ang usa ka personal nga mensahe nga puno sa gugma ug pagpasalamat, gihimong target sa kasuko, pagduda, ug malisya sa uban, nga ilang giangot sa makalilisang nga pagkamatay nila Rene Baterbonia ug Divine Adili.

Mao kini ang nahimong pagtan-aw sa pipila ka netizens sa tanang balita o post nga may kalabotan sa Ateneo.

Ang bisan kinsa nga nasuko, nafrustrate, o nadismaya human sa trahedya adunay lig-on nga rason sa pagbati niini.

Napakyas ang coaching staff, ang mga opisyal sa team, ug ang administrasyon sa Ateneo sa duha ka dakong bahin: una, ilang gitugotan ang usa ka kalihokan bisan klaro ang dakong peligro niini sa kinabuhi sa mga magdudula; ug ikaduha, ang ilang dili maka-Ignatian nga pagdumala sa krisis sa Ateneo. Sila ang mga hamtong nga adunay responsibilidad sa pag-atiman sa mga batan-on nga gitugyan kanila, apan napakyas sila sa dakong paagi.

Masabtan ra unta kon ngadto kanila ibubo ang kasuko sa social media. Kung dili gyud mapugngan ang kapungot, sila lamang ang angay nga pas-anon niini.

Apan ang isyu mitipas na gikan sa angay unta nga panawagan sa pagpanubag sa Ateneo ug sa mga opisyal sa basketball, ngadto sa mapintas nga pagpang-harass sa mga naluwas nga mga player ug bisan pa sa ubang mga estudyante sa eskwelahan.

Ang mga players biktima usab niini nga trahedya.

Gibutang sila sa peligro sa mga basketball elders nga nagtuo nga ang paagi sa pagpalig-on kanila mao ang pagbutang sa ilang kinabuhi sa risgo. Mas makaguol pa kay adunay mga miaging insidente sa hapit na pagkalumos sa ubang players nga miagi usab sa maong boot camp.

Ang nahibiling mga miyembro sa Ateneo squad magpabiling nagdala sa kasakit ug hulagway sa ilang duha ka kauban nga namatay duol mismo sa ilang atubangan. Ang ingon ani nga kasinatian makahimo og trauma nga mahimong madala sa tibuok nilang kinabuhi.

Mas misamot pa ang ilang pag-antos tungod sa walay hunong nga mapintas ug mapintasong mga pag-atake sa mga tawo nga dili na maminaw sa rason.

Sumala sa online mob, dili kuno biktima ang mga players.

Hinuon, sila pa kuno ang mga sad-an, mga master sa hazing, ug mga mamamatay-tawo. Aduna pay pipila ka netizens nga hayagang nanghinaut nga mahitabo usab ang susamang trahedya sa mga naluwas nga players.

Murag gisalikway na sa uban ang lohika ug maayong panghunahuna. Ang mga nangandoy og kadautan sa nahibiling mga miyembro sa Ateneo men’s basketball team mao lamang ang mga tawo nga gipailalom ang ilang kaugalingon sa panimalos imbis sa hustisya. Ang mga nagtuo nga ang pagpang-atake sa inosenteng mga players usa ka paagi sa pagpatuman sa hustisya mao kadtong gitabonan na sa ilang kasuko ang ilang pangatarungan.

Ug ang mga nang-harass kang Andriana ug sa ubang estudyante tungod lamang kay nag-eskwela sila sa Ateneo, nagpakita lamang sa kalalom sa ilang pagdumot.

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