MANILA, Philippines - Officials of the Catholic Church and Mandaluyong City are set to lead the renaming of the street facing Villa San Miguel, which was used as the official residence of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, into Cardinal Sin street this afternoon.
The inauguration of what used to be called E. Rodriguez street will be done to commemmorate the 83rd birth anniversary of the former prelate, the Archdiocese of Manila said in a statement.
Church officials led by two of Sin’s former secretaries – Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Antipolo Bishop Gabriel Reyes – will join Mandaluyong officials in the renaming rites.
The archdiocese said the decided to name the street after Sin, who died in 2005, because he played a significant part in restoring democracy in the country.