Laurel was only convinced to run as Cory's Vice President upon the urging of the influential Manila Cardinal Archbishop Jaime Sin.

Upon the urging and encouragement of the activist Cardinal Archbishop of Manila Jaime Sin, millions of Filipinos trooped to Camp Aguinaldo along Epifanio De los Santos Avenue ( EDSA ), where Enrile and Ramos have been holding operations, to give their moral support and prayers for the reformist soldiers.

The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, more commonly known by its acronym EDSA, in Metropolitan Manila from February 22 – 25, 1986 and involved over two million Filipino civilians as well as several political, military, and including religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila.

Despite the commission ’ s conclusions, Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, declined an offer to join the commission and rejected the government ’ s views on the assassination.

Enrile also contacted the highly influential Cardinal Archbishop of Manila Jaime Sin for his support.

Like his superior, Jaime Sin, the Cardinal Archbishop of Manila, he was an ardent opponent of Ferdinand Marcos.

Another younger Vincentian was also assigned by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales as the Coordinator of the Housing Ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila.

The majority of the demonstrations took place on a long stretch of the avenue, involving over two million Filipino civilians as well as several political, military, and including religious groups led by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila.

The Cardinal convinced President Manuel L. Quezon to renounce Freemasonry for Catholicism in 1934, served as papal legate to the thirty-third International Eucharistic Congress in Manila on January 1, 1937, and participated in the conclave of 1939, which selected Pope Pius XII.

Cardinal Archbishop of Manila Jaime Sin played a prominent role in all of these political events in the Philippines.

* Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila ( 1976 – 1981 )

Cardinal Sin was the third native Filipino Archbishop of Manila, following centuries of Spanish, American and Irish episcopacy.

Afflicted for years with a kidney ailment brought on by diabetes, he was taken on 19 June 2005 to the Cardinal Rufino Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila because of a slight but lingering fever.

The Cardinal also received twenty-six ( 26 ) honorary doctorates in various fields from prestigious Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines, and abroad ( mostly from notable Universities in the United States of America ), among which are the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Yale University, Georgetown University, and Boston College.

San Agustin Church also hosts an image of Our Lady of Consolation ( Nuestra Senora de Consolacion y Correa ), which was canonically crowned by Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin in 2000.

On 13 October 2011, the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila announced the appointment of Tagle, the then-Bishop of Imus as the new Archbishop, replacing Cardinal Rosales, whose resigned upon having reached the compulsory age of retirement.

The former Archbishop of Manila, Jaime L. Sin known as " Cardinal Sin ," is a notable example.

* Jaime Lachica Sin † ( 8 Oct 1972 Succeeded-21 Jan 197 ; later appointed Cardinal Archbishop of Manila )

Gaudencio Borbon Rosales ( born August 10, 1932 ) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Manila, succeeding Jaime Sin in 2003, and followed by Luis Antonio Tagle.

At the request of Rufino Jiao Santos, Cardinal Archbishop of Manila, Rosales was appointed by Pope Paul VI on August 12, 1974 to become auxiliary bishop in the nation's capital.

With the announced retirement of Cardinal Jaime Sin, one of the beloved architects of the People Power Movement of the EDSA Revolution, the Papal Nuncio told Archbishop Rosales of his impending appointment as archbishop of Manila.

New Washington is a municipality in the province of Aklan in the Philippines, particularly famous for being the native town of the late Jaime Cardinal Sin, former Archbishop of Manila.

In the end, Laurel became the Vice Presidential running-mate of Aquino, after being convinced to do so by the Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Cardinal Sin.

* 1932 – Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal and Archbishop of Manila

There is also a folk tradition of feeding pieces of the palm leaves to roosters for cockfighting, a primitive belief strongly discouraged by the Archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle.

Roman Catholic Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle | Luís Antonio Tagle, Primate ( bishop ) | Primate of The Philippines, preaching in the Manila Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

The Catholic Church acted severely against promoters of the national church, with the Pope instructing the Archbishop of Manila to excommunicate those who initiated the schism.

DLSU traces its founding to Manila Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty.

On April 9, 1864, a council made of the Archbishop of Manila, the politico military governor of Cavite, the Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Recollect Order and the parish priest of Imus met to discuss the creation of a new town and parish separated from Imus, which eventually became the town of Perez Dasmariñas.

The book's title page describes it as being commissioned by former Archbishop of Manila José Seguí, O. S. A.

The first De La Salle School in the Philippines was opened on June 16, 1911 along General Luna, Paco, Manila at the request of the Archbishop of Manila.

Jaime Lachica Sin † ( August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005 ) ( Chinese name: 辛海梅 ; 辛海棉 Xīn Hǎiméi ; Xīn Hǎimián ), was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila Chinese Filipino known for his instrumental role in the People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as president of the Philippines.

As Archbishop of Manila, he was widely considered Primate of the Philippines, though no formal dignity has ever been attached to the archdiocese.

He retired as the Archbishop of Manila on 15 September 2003, having reached the age of retirement for bishops under Canon Law, and was succeeded by Gaudencio Rosales.

Sin's service as Archbishop of Jaro ended with his appointment on 21 January 1974 to the larger archdiocese seated in the nation's capital of Manila.

He retired as the Archbishop of Manila on 15 September 2003 and was succeeded by Gaudencio Borbon Rosales.

Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales said during World War II " Santos saved the life of Manila Archbishop Michael O ' Doherty by admitting to the Japanese Army that it was he, as a secretary of the archbishop, who donated food to the poor, including Filipino guerrillas.

Appointed by Pope John Paul II on September 15, 2003, Rosales was installed at Manila Cathedral on November 21, 2003.

Below is the list of auxiliary bishops who served during Rosales ' term as Archbishop of Manila.

Aside from the auxiliary bishops, the following priests served as Vicar-Generals of Manila during Rosales ' time.

On July 13, 2007, Lim rejected the designation of Rosales as Manila police chief and ordered current MPD director Senior Superintendent Danilo Abarzosa to remain at his post.