Filipino Pole Vault sensation EJ Obiena will carry the Philippine flag in the traditional parade of nations during the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games.
That's happening next month in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The news came just a few days after the Philippine Sports Commission cleared Obiena from accountability over the liquidation issue that caused a months-long rift between him and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association or PATAFA.

And we catch up with EJ right now who joins us all the way from Italy.

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