 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Kunyange zvazvo MacArthur akanga asina murayiro chaiwo wokuita kudaro, uye kurwisana paLuzon kwakanga kusati kwapera, akazvipira mauto ake kuti asunungure zvakasara zvePhilippines. MuGHQ communiqué musi wa5 Chikunguru, akazivisa kuti Philippines yakanga yasunungurwa uye mashandiro ese apera, kunyangwe Yamashita achiri kumira kuchamhembe kweLuzon. Kutanga muna May 1945, MacArthur akashandisa mauto ake eAustralia mukupinda muBorneo. Akaperekedza kurwiswa kweLabuan, uye vakashanyira mauto aiva pamhenderekedzo. Achidzokera kuGHQ muManila, akashanyira Davao, uko akaudza Eichelberger kuti hapana vaJapan vanopfuura 4.000 vakanga vasara vari vapenyu paMindanao. Mwedzi mishomanene gare gare, nhamba yakapetwa katanhatu iyoyo yakapa. Muna July 1945, akapiwa menduru yake yechina yeBasa Rakanaka. 