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...
EJ Obiena (Photo from EJ Obiena’s Facebook account) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena has withdrawn from the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) mediation offer to resolve the rift between him and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association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,...
Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal It’s heartening to read about government work and public service being achieved, even in the face of dwindling revenues; as it exemplifies how in some institutions, there is no room for excuses or lame explanations. In such public corporations, it...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Like some bad actor waiting in the wings, the COVID-19 Omicron variant is biding its time, employing elements of foreshadowing and anticipation, before making its grand entrance in our country. Medical experts would say that the recent uptick in...
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...
Muay thai fighter Philip Delarmino represented the country anew after being nominated as World Games Athlete of the Year. Philip Delarmino (Muaythai Association of the Philippines) Delarmino is among the 24 candidates selected in the world to be named 2021 Athlete of the Year as announced both by...
Monico Puentevella (MB File Photo) Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) President Monico Puentevella will be a making a motion that will set aside the ratification of the declaration of Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) chief Philip Juico as persona non grata to the...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) demanded for a truce between Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) to find solutions and end their ongoing dispute. Speaking in behalf of the Board in a statement Wednesday,...
Photo from Elma Muros-Posadas' Facebook page Some former and present national athletes and coaches rallied behind Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) and its president Philip Juico in relation to the ongoing dispute with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena. In a signed letter...
Patafa chief Philip Juico, left, and EJ Obiena The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) administrative committee has recommended the filing of a criminal charge against Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and in the process, drop him from the national team in connection to the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will give their “all” in the next six months as they marked the first working day of the last six months of her term on Monday, Jan. 3. Vice President Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY/MANILA...
POC president Bambol Tolentino Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Bambol Tolentino defended the Ethics Committee’s recommendation to declare Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Juico as persona non grata following the national sports association’s...
