Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association

The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), formerly the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association, or simply Athletics Philippines, is the national governing body for athletics sports such as track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking in the Philippines.

Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association
SportAthletics
AbbreviationPATAFA
Founded1962
LocationPhilippines
PresidentPhilip Ella Juico
SecretaryAgapito Capistrano

Philip Ella Juico was elected president of PATAFA in November 2014 but the Philippine Olympic Committee withdrew recognition due to the absence of an observer from the committee to overlook the election. Another election was held on March 25, 2015, now with POC Vice President Joey Romasanta as observer and Juico was recognized as president by the Olympic body. Juico will serve a three-year term.[1]

Upon the legitimization of his post as president, Juico announced a plan to rename the Athletics body and drop the word "amateur" because the body also accommodates professional and semi-pro athletes and not only collegiate players. The sporting body was renamed Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association on March 25 at the POC General Assembly where the athletics body was also granted recognition by the Olympic Body.[2]

Juico was re-elected as president of PATAFA in November 2021.[3]

Controversey

In 2021 Juico publicly escalated a Patafa accounting dispute with Patafa's star olympic pole vaulting athlete over late payments to his coach. It was later revealed during Senate hearings that Patafa also delays payment funding to athletes often by many months and some consider Patafa's system broken. [4] Senate hearings were held and Patafa was criticized for it's governace of athletes, with complaints of athletes being burdened with accounting tasks such as currency conversions, managing team payments and managing cash flow. [5]

References
  1. Terrado, Reuben (25 March 2015). "POC recognition after election of Philip Juico as president". Sports Inteactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. "Juico's election as athletics chief official". Manila Bulletin. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. "Juico gets fresh term as Patafa chief". Daily Tribune. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "EJ Obiena's patron hits at 'broken system' in PATAFA row". Rappler. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "Obiena-Patafa row deeply concerning". The Manilla Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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