MANILA, Philippines – After some initial reservations, Olympian EJ Obiena has finally relented to sit down and sort things out with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) with hopes of ending the impasse that has put a black mark on the Philippine sports landscape. The Asian pole-vault record-holder had agreed to a mediation through a letter he sent to Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez Thursday night, or hours after PATAFA heeded the call of the sports-funding agency for a possible reconciliatory talks. “In so far as your directive to pursue a mediati…