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Aired (September 29, 2024): Sino'ng mag-aakala na ang batang ipinanganak sa Tondo, Manila ay makilkilala na sa buong mundo bilang number 3 pole vaulter sa 2024 World Athletics Rankings? Gaano niya nga ba kamahal ang kanyang bayan? Alamin ang kanyang kwento sa video.

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00:00In the middle of that controversy, I remember, there were overtures from other countries
00:08that if EJ Urbiana is interested, he can be a naturalized citizen for another country.
00:15But you chose to be Filipino, even at the toughest moment of your life.
00:24Talk more about it.
00:25There's a lot of offers, for sure.
00:28It made more sense, both career-wise and financially.
00:34It made a lot more sense.
00:37I talked to Ate Heidelin, I talked to a lot of people, and there's such a thing that sometimes
00:42you need to do what's right.
00:44At that time, I knew what's right is I need to stand my ground and really show that athletes
00:50can fight through all these sports politics and win.
00:54And I felt that I was in a position where I could do this, and I was blessed enough
01:00that I had people really behind me to really help me make the right decision.
01:07Therefore, I stick to it.
01:10I think there's a new breed of athletes.
01:13These are athletes that are willing to talk.
01:16These are athletes that are willing to stand for what they believe in.
01:21I'm very proud to have done that.
01:25Okay, EJ, how much do you love this country?
01:30What makes me, me?
01:31How I grew up, where I grew up, how I grew up.
01:35That's how I approach life.
01:38Those are my guiding values.
01:40I might go to another country, it's not going to be the same.
01:44You're not just representing your people.
01:46There's going to be a point in your life where you need to stand for what is right, and not
01:50necessarily what's best for you, but what is right.
01:54The way I motivate myself, the way I approach my training, the way I represented Philippines
02:00was definitely, you know, honed by my own.
02:05And that's why when I made world number two, I said, who would have known a kid from Tondo
02:13would be a world number two.
02:16And that strikes something, and it's something that I hope resonates with a lot of people.
02:24We wish you the best.
02:26We wish you the best, and we want to thank you for all the things that you've done for
02:30this country, by just being the best of who you are.
02:34It's an honor, po.
02:35Mananalo ako ng medalya sa 2028 LA Olympics.
02:41Magpapakasala ako in the next five years.
02:43Pogi ako.
02:44Yes or no, and why?

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