Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Tawaye a cikin Philippines
An dakatar da shi, tsibirin sun kasance masu zaman lafiya yanzu, kuma a sakamakon yarjejeniyar Washington Naval, an rage yawan garuruwan. Abokan MacArthur tare da Filipinos kamar Manuel Quezon sun ɓata wa wasu mutane rai. Daga baya ya ce: "Tunanin mulkin mallaka na cin zarafin mutane har ila yana da masu goyon bayansa". A watan Fabrairun da Maris na 1923 MacArthur ya koma Washington don ganin mahaifiyarsa, wanda ke fama da ciwon zuciya. Ta warke, amma wannan shi ne karo na karshe da ya ga ɗan'uwansa Arthur, wanda ya mutu ba zato ba tsammani daga cutar appendicitis a watan Disamba 1923. A watan Yunin 1923, MacArthur ya karbi umarnin Brigade na 23 na Sojojin Sojojin Philippine. A ranar 7 ga Yuli, 1924, an sanar da shi cewa an yi tawaye a tsakanin 'yan leƙen asirin Philippine saboda gunaguni game da albashi da alawus. Fiye da 200 aka kama kuma akwai tsoron tashin hankali. MacArthur ya sami damar kwantar da halin da ake ciki, amma ƙoƙarinsa na gaba don inganta albashi na sojojin Filipino ya lalace saboda tsananin kuɗi da nuna bambancin launin fata. A ranar 17 ga Janairu, 1925, yana da shekaru 44, an ba shi mukamin, ya zama ƙaramin janar janar na Sojoji.