Today in Philippine History: Jaime Lachica Cardinal Sin

JUNE 21, 2005

Jaime Lachica Cardinal Sin (August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005), the charismatic Archbishop of Manila died at the age of 76 due to renal failure. The government through Presidential Proclamation No. 863 gave him a state funeral and a period of national mourning with thousands attending his funeral. Cardinal Sin was instrumental in toppling Pres. Ferdinand Marcos’ regime through People Power 1 in 1986 that installed Cory Aquino as president. Again in 2001, he intervened that led to the ouster of Pres. Joseph Estrada and made Gloria Arroyo president.

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Erap Answers Back

Browsing through the net, I came across the website of former president Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada. What aroused my interest was his reply to an email I sent months ago.

"Thank you for your e-mail, Richard. Your letter was like a very brief history of the movie theater industry in Cebu and other key cities in the South. I owe your grandfather a debt of gratitude –perhaps he was instrumental in having my movies shown there, which means he helped immensely in introducing Erap to the movie going public there.

It was a pleasure to hear from you, and I thank you for your good wishes, support and prayers.

My warmest regards to you and your family."

Check out his official site at http://www.erap.ph/answerback/answer11.htm