The reinstatement has thrilled PSC commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, now the agency’s officer-in-charge.

“We appreciate the PATAFA leadership’s initiative to bolster the capabilities of our national athletic team,” she said.

Following a disagreement with PATAFA, which Popoy Juico led, Obiena was removed from the national team.

Under Butch Ramirez’s former leadership, the PSC successfully acted as a mediator for PATAFA and Obiena to patch things up, allowing him to defend his gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi last May.

Since Juico’s exit, Terry Capistrano has taken over as the assocation president. He immediately started working to reassign Obiena to the national team following his historic bronze medal achievement at the World Athletics Championships. –WhatALife!/Brix

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