mˈɑːpɪŋ ˌʌp æktˈɪvᵻɾiz ˌɔn pˈælæwən lˈæstᵻd ʌntˈɪl lˈeɪt ˈeɪpɹəl, wˌɛn ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈɪmpli wɪθdɹˈuː fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə tɹˈækləs mˈaʊntɪn dʒˈʌŋɡəlz ʌv pˈælæwən—ɐ pˈætɚn ðæt ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɔːl ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz—ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ mˈɛni wɜː stˈɔːkt ænd kˈɪld baɪ jˈuː.ˈɛs. tɹˈuːps ænd fˌɪlɪpˈiːnoʊ ɡɛɹˈɪləz.
Mopping up activities on Palawan lasted until late April, when the remaining Japanese simply withdrew farther into the trackless mountain jungles of Palawan—a pattern that repeated during all of the major operations in the southern Philippines—after which many were stalked and killed by U.S. troops and Filipino guerrillas.