00:00The parents of late Ateneo big man Divine Adili say they have now known the truth about their son's death
00:06after attending the Blue Eagles opening for their UAAP Season 89 men's basketball campaign.
00:12Visiting the country for the first time in search of answers, Elias and Ifeoma Adili heard firsthand from Divine's teammates
00:18what happened during the June 8 incident.
00:21The team-building exercise in Dipakulao Aurora claimed the lives of their son and Rene Batarbonia.
00:26We talked to the teammates because they are the ones that will tell us what happened.
00:33Because with them, we are present at the point of sin.
00:38So they explained everything.
00:42That was our purpose of coming, to see the team, to talk with them, to tell us the truth.
00:48Ateneo did not disappoint breezing past the UE Red Warriors in a 101-74 win.
00:53While they are grateful to finally see their son's team play in the flesh, the moment is bittersweet for the
00:59Adilis.
01:00Divine had once promised to bring his parents to the Philippines so they could watch him in action for the
01:05Blue Eagles.
01:05It has not been easy.
01:09I tried to move on.
01:11And honestly, Tab Baldwin, for me, even as I interrupted the moment I stepped in with that airport, I felt
01:21so emotional.
01:23Ifeoma also expressed her disappointment that former Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin only reached out to their family much later.
01:29He spoke to us every week, about four days after the divorce, which is no problem.
01:39So that is justice.
01:42Okay with that.
01:44And to be honest, we do.
01:47Since then, we haven't come back from them.
01:50It's okay, it's okay.
01:51It's okay.
01:51It's okay.
01:52It's okay.
01:52It's okay.
01:53It's okay.
01:53It's okay.
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