On the 25th, in Manila, Philippines, protesters burned a portrait of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. On that day, thousands of demonstrators marched in Manila, demanding higher wages and more farmland.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivered a state of the nation address to Congress, stating that he would protect the Philippines' "South China Sea territory" by force, and is prepared to refer the South China Sea issue to the United Nations for adjudication.