Senators are keen on removing the budget assigned for the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and give it to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) if it fails to stop the apparent “harassment” being done against the country’s lone pole vaulter EJ Obiena. It was Senator...
Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov, left, and EJ Obiena EJ Obiena revealed Tuesday he will seek legal help in proving his innocence involving the fund misuse allegations hurled against him by the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). “I will clear my name. I will raise all legal...
Bambol Tolentino The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has ordered its Ethics Committee to investigate the issue concerning EJ Obiena and his association. POC President Bambol Tolentino said they regret the situation that Obiena is in after the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association...
EJ Obiena (AFP) The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) rejected Olympian EJ Obiena’s claim of “character assassination,” stressing the investigation conducted by the Board was internal and not for public consumption. In a statement, Patafa said it only acted on a...
EJ Obiena (AFP) EJ Obiena demands a public apology and full retraction of all allegations against him regarding the misuse of government funds intended for his Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov. In an online press conference Sunday night, the Olympian pole vaulter said the incident has damaged his...
EJ Obiena (AFP) EJ Obiena denied reports about the alleged misuse of government funds in a statement posted on social media Sunday. The Tokyo Olympian pole vaulter said the reports “are 100 percent false and represent nothing more than character assassination.” “I have prided myself in...
MB File Photo The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is eyeing to send national athletes in Baguio in preparation for future tournaments next year. PATAFA Marketing Communications Director Edward Kho said the association headed by President Philip Juico is now in close...
BAGUIO CITY – The Summer Capital will host the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) for its bubble training starting July in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam from November 21 to December 2, this year. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said sports...
Filipino-American sprinter Kristina Knott (REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha) The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is eyeing three more athletes to earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics set July 3 to Aug. 8. PATAFA President Philip Ella Juico said tracksters Eric Cray and...
Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) President Philip Ella Juico gives an update on the Filipino tracksters’ bid for the coming Tokyo Olympics in Tuesday’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) online Forum. Juico will talk about the preparations being...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is hosting a virtual half-marathon to encourage the public to remain physically active despite the pandemic. Dubbed as the “Fineguard Sport National Half-Marathon Virtual Challenge”, the event will take place on Feb. 22 to 28 for...
Philippines's Ernest John Obiena compete in the men's Pole Vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is exploring the possibility of sending...
