Sites related to the Philippine Independent Church. Also called the Aglipayan Church, after its early leader General Gregorio Aglipay, the PIC arose in 1902 amid nationalist sentiment in the wake of the Spanish-American War. At one time the PIC was the largest member of the Union of Utrecht. Though it is no longer in the Union of Utrecht, the PIC is in full communion with the Utrecht Union and with the Anglican Communion. The Philippine Independent Church is a member of the World Council of Churches.