Jaime Sin
Acting
Biography
Jaime Lachica Sin was a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as the 30th archbishop of Manila from 1974 until his retirement in 2003. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1976.
Known For
World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.
World in Action
"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.
Batas Militar
Een "Thrilla in Manila: The Philippines Under Martial Law
Een Thrilla in Manila: De Filipijnen Onder Staat Van Beleg
Peter Couchman presents this story, which documents the four days leading up to the overthrow of the Philippines Marcos government in 1986.