Baterbonia returns home to chants of ‘MVP!’

TALACOGON, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Ateneo Blue Eagles rookie cager Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia is back in his hometown.

His remains arrived here past 1 a.m. on Tuesday after a 17-hour trip from Davao City that normally takes only seven hours.

The funeral convoy, however, had to slow down at almost every town along ...