ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ, ɐ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ ˌɑːɹsˌiːtˈiː ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns tˈiːm lˈændᵻd ˌɔn dˈuːmɚɹˌæn ˈaɪlənd tə ðə nˈɔːɹθiːst ʌv pˈælæwən ænd fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ʌnˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd.
On 9 March, a 186th RCT reconnaissance team landed on Dumaran Island to the northeast of Palawan and found it unoccupied.