MANILA, Philippines – It was the prophetic voice of Cardinal Jaime Sin, the archbishop of Manila, that heralded the end of one of Asia’s longest dictatorships back then.
Forty years ago, on Feb. 22, 1986, the cardinal made a historic radio broadcast calling on Filipinos to gather at Camp Crame, then the headquarters of the Philippine Constabulary, to protect “two good friends” who had defected from dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. The defectors were defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile and military vice chief of staff Fidel V. Ramos.
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