GAME OF MY LIFE – Bill Velasco – The Philippine Star January 8, 2022 | 12:00am There is nothing noble about being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. – Winston Churchill This writer turned 57 yesterday. And…
EJ bends backwards, agrees to mediation
Joey Villar – The Philippine Star January 8, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — After some reservations, Olympian EJ Obiena has finally relented to sit down and sort things out with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association with hopes of e…
POC affirms stand on Obiena
Joaquin Henson – The Philippine Star January 8, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — POC president Cong. Bambol Tolentino said yesterday PATAFA’s threat to expel world No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national rolls has no bearing on accrediting t…
Obiena finally agrees to mediation with PATAFA
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…
Obiena bares receiving financial aid from countrymen amid PATAFA row
MANILA, Philippines — In all the ugliness that has been brought out by the rift between Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track And Field Association (PATAFA), there is a sliver of kindness. Obiena, who has stopped receiving funding from …
Pacquiao offers to help PSC mediate between Obiena, PATAFA
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Manny Pacquiao has offered to help the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in resolving the issue between pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track And Field Association (PATAFA). In a tweet posted Wednesday, t…
From bad to worse
SPORTING CHANCE – Joaquin M. Henson – The Philippine Star January 6, 2022 | 12:00am Things got from bad to worse when PATAFA announced the other day it will take steps to delist world No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national rolls, file a crimina…
EASL team to play in PBA?
Joaquin Henson – The Philippine Star January 6, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — PBA chairman Ricky Vargas recently opened the door for EASL’s Hong Kong-based franchise Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes to play in the local pro league as a guest with the …
PSC intervenes, asks Obiena to finish liquidation, PATAFA to reconsider expulsion
MANILA, Philippines – Find solutions. This was the plea sent Wednesday by Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez to EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), urging both parties to put an end to the bic…
Unbroken Obiena ready to face PATAFA complaint
MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena on Tuesday said he remained unperturbed and vowed to face head on against the Philippine Athletics and Track and Field Association, which has threatened to drop him from the national team and file an estafa case. “I will…