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In OTL, John Maximovitch and 5,000 White Russian refugees fleeing from Communist China arrived on the island of Tubabao in southern Samar in the Philippines. From there, Maximovitch had petitioned in the United States to allow the refugees to go to the US, as well as Australia. The US government granted his request and the refugees traveled there.
So, what if John Maximovitch decides to stay in Tubabao and preach to the native inhabitants instead of simply leading the refugees to the United States? Would it have a religious demographic makeup on the Philippines as a whole? Most of all, does Maximovitch's decision to stay in the Philippines actually increase the prestige of the Philippine Orthodox Church and thereby make an attempt to challenge the power of the Roman Catholic Church?
Here's some information on the OTL Philippine Orthodox Church:
I might try to make a chapter on this WI. Also, there were White Russian emigres in the Philippines back in 1935, so I might build on that fact and possibly make an earlier PoD, allowing me to create a potential TL where the Philippines now has three official religions instead of two.