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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 June 2026) – Talacogon, Agusan del Sur is eagerly waiting for its son, Rene Clert N. Baterbonia, to return home today (Monday, June 15) and the local government unit has vowed to livestream the entire wake. The wake will be until June 23 and Baterbonia will be laid to rest on 24 June, 16 days after he drowned in Dipaculao, Aurora during a team building activity of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles where he was an incoming freshman college student. The 18-year old Baterbonia, Palarong Pambansa 2025’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a former Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) Blue Knight, graduated from ADDU Senior High School in April and had just been recruited by ADMU, his “dream school”, arriving in Manila on June 4. A signage along the national highway greet the funeral convoy of Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia as it passed Panabo City, Davao del Norte on its way to his hometown in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on Monday (15 June 2026...