Sports
EJ Obiena plays padel — a tennis cum squash sport

PADEL or padel tennis got formally introduced in the Philippine sports community with world No. 2 men's pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena playing a friendly with the sport's benefactor Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday at the Play Padel Courts in Mandaluyong City.

An enthusiast of tennis, Obiena said he was excited trying his hand at padel.