Pole vaulter EJ Obiena’s mother on Monday told the Senate Sports Committee, chaired by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, that she lent money to the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) to help finance her son’s allowance after learning of the Olympian’s living conditions...
EJ Obiena (AFP) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) have finally agreed to mediation following Monday’s online Senate inquiry involving the Committee on Sports joint with Finance. The development came after both parties presented their cases to...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez pleaded to pole vaulter EJ Obiena and Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) officials to sit down and talk among themselves the ongoing dispute that has been dragging on for months. “My point of reference is if they...
Philip Juico (MB File Photo) Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico remains steadfast in pursuing “transparency and accountability” in light of the recent statements made by EJ Obiena’s Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov. “Let us not be distracted by...
Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico claimed the ratification of the Executive Board resolution declaring him persona non grata in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has no due process. In a statement Wednesday, Juico said “the process was...
Philip Juico, left, and Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) General Assembly on Wednesday ratified the Executive Board's resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico as persona non grata in light of the ongoing dispute...
EJ Obiena, left, and coach Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Petrov, the veteran pole vault coach of Olympian EJ Obiena, shared his sentiments about the ongoing dispute between his ward and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Reacting for the first time since appearing in an online...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has put the mediation between EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) on hold after the pole vaulter declined to participate in the proceedings. In a statement Tuesday, the PSC disclosed it has already received communication...
EJ Obiena (Photo from EJ Obiena’s Facebook account) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena has withdrawn from the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) mediation offer to resolve the rift between him and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). In a statement posted on social media Monday,...
Patafa president Philip Juico The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) has formally signed the mediation agreement to finally resolve its dispute with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena. In a letter dated Jan. 11 addressed to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch...
Cristina Ramos-Jalasco, former president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, believes that the ongoing rift between pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is an internal issue and must be allowed to be resolved within the national sports association. EJ...
Tokyo Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena could only wish for better days amid his ongoing rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). EJ Obiena (AFP) With less than a month before opening his indoor season in Karlsruhe, Germany, Obiena admitted that his training and...
