Sen. Pilar Juliana "Pia" Cayetano called out the Philippine Athletics and Track and Field Association (Patafa) for its refusal to endorse Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena for international competitions.

"Wow, Patafa, your actions demonstrate the worst of Philippine sports! Talagang okay lang sa inyo na wala tayong representative sa mga (You're really just fine that we don't have a representative for) major international sports competitions," Cayetano posted on her Twitter account on Friday evening.

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