s ▁famous ▁speech ▁regarding ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁said , ▁" I ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁B ata an ▁and ▁I ▁shall ▁return " ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁Ter owie , ▁South ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March . ▁General ▁Jonathan ▁W ain w right ▁officially ▁assumed ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( US FI P ) ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁AB D AC OM ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁General ▁Head quarters ▁( G H Q ), ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁Area ▁( SW PA ) ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁including ▁US FI P . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁was ▁appointed ▁Supreme ▁Commander , ▁SW PA . ▁US FI P , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁some ▁ad ▁h oc ▁guer illa ▁and ▁resistance ▁out f its , ▁had ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁Japanese ▁by ▁ 8 ▁May . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ▁formally ▁reconst it uted ▁USA FF E ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁to ▁assume ▁responsibility ▁for ▁all ▁administrative ▁staff ▁duties ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁SW PA , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁control ▁of ▁gu err illa ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁re capt ure ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁comm enced ▁when ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁land ed ▁in ▁Ley te ▁G ulf . ▁The ▁campaign ▁was