Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez gave her opinion as a parent over the recent passing of basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia. On her X (formerly Twitter) account, the Kapamilya singer-actress expressed how she became emotional over the tragic news.
Divine and Rene Clert passed away on June 8 in a drowning incident which happened during their team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora.
“Who is liable? As parents we always want the best for our children. We want them to experience and enjoy what life has to offer. School is like their second home and we put our trust in the institution not only to teach them how to be productive and hopefully be successful but more importantly to teach them how to be Godly,” Regine wrote.
The celebrity mother admitted how she’s not comfortable signing waivers when it comes to school-organized trips as she is confused why schools aren’t liable for the safety of the children.
“The thing that I’m not so comfortable with is signing a 'waiver.' Why? The school is responsible for educating our kids but is not responsible for their safety? I don’t understand!!!” she added.
Regine then shared how close to home the unfortunate news is for her as a mother.
“I’m externally emotional about this because I am a mother and I am sure all mothers would agree that even if we sue those that are responsible for any tragedy — a loved one’s life has been lost and will never be returned,” she claimed.
As she laid out her thoughts, the Asia's Songbird assured the parents of Rene Clert and Divine that they are one with them in mourning the loss of their sons.
“We empathize with the parents of those who lost their beloved sons in the recent tragedy and our hearts and prayers go out to them,” she ended.
Meanwhile, Ateneo’s University President, Fr. Roberto C. Yap SJ, has urged their community to continue praying as they “navigate this dark chapter.” They have yet to release the findings coming from their fact-finding inquiry as of this writing.