<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Wabelwa i-7th Amphibious Force ngasekupheleni kuka-Ephreli, uRobert Brazier wasuka eLeyte waya ePanay ngo-Ephreli 29 futhi wahlala e-Iloilo kwaze kwaba ngu-4 Meyi. Yabe isiyalelwa ukuba ibuyele eLeyte, yalungiselela ukuhlasela iMindanao. Ngo-10 Meyi, wabheka olwandle amabutho okufika eMacajalar Bay. Kusukela ngo - 11 kuya ku - 13 Meyi, umkhumbi - mkhumbi ohamba ngomkhumbi wazulazula eGulf. NgoMeyi 14, wasuka eMindanao waya eCebu, lapho ahamba khona nemikhumbi yokuhambisa emuva ebhishi futhi kusukela lapho, ngokuphazanyiswa okumbalwa, wahlala egxilile eMeajalar Bay kuze kube ngu-Agasti 9. Ezinsukwini eziyisithupha kamuva, eSubic Bay, wathola izindaba  <response>: Ukwamukela kwamaJapane imibandela yokuzinikela. 