17/06/2026
From leading Davao Region to its first-ever Palarong Pambansa basketball gold medal to helping the Philippines capture gold at the ASEAN School Games, Rene Baterbonia emerged as one of the country’s brightest young basketball talents.
At 19, the prodigy was on the verge of establishing himself among the nation’s top prospects — until a tragic team-building incident in Dipaculao, Aurora abruptly changed the course of his promising career.
