Jude P. Roque
I remember growing up when the tall- est basketball talents in the country were Romy Mamaril, Abet Guidaben, Manny Victorino and Ramon Fernandez. None of them stood taller than 6’6”. Some years later, 7’0” EJ Feihl and 6’9” Marlou Aquino entered the picture and they obviously stood out in every Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) game. But it wasn’t until the mid-2000’s that 6’10” Greg Slaugh-ter and 6’9” Japeth Aguilar came to form the present-day skyscrapers in local hoops.