▁Man ila ▁to ▁Sab ina ▁Tan ▁and ▁Ag aton ▁Franco . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁among ▁ 6 ▁sib lings . ▁He ▁had ▁four ▁sister s ▁and ▁one ▁older ▁brother . ▁Franco ▁is ▁of ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Chinese ▁descent . ▁ ▁Sport ing ▁career ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁Franco ' s ▁career ▁was ▁his ▁participation ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁jump ▁event ▁finishing ▁ 1 . 9 3 m . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁jump ▁event ▁finishing ▁ 3 1 st . ▁Franco ▁stood ▁six ▁foot ▁tall . ▁ ▁Franco ▁later ▁played ▁basketball , ▁then ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁basketball ▁ref eree ▁upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁basketball ▁player . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁The ▁former ▁high ▁j um per ▁then ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁officer . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁technical ▁official ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Am ateur ▁Basketball ▁League ▁approached ▁one ▁sports ▁writer ▁at ▁the ▁R iz al ▁Memorial ▁Col ise um ▁compla ining ▁that ▁the ▁P AB L ▁officials ▁at ▁the ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁sports ▁ven ue ▁won ' t ▁let ▁him ▁watch ▁the ▁then ▁on going ▁game ▁where ▁his ▁son ▁Ar is ▁is ▁playing . ▁The ▁journalist ▁approached ▁P AB L ▁chairman , ▁Oscar ▁Vill ad olid ▁who ▁recognized ▁Franco . ▁Vill ad olid ▁introduced ▁Franco ▁to ▁the