I'll have to look it up but I seem to recall MacArthur having received a much larger compensation package from the Philippines.
Also, it is important to note that MacArthur was in command of the forces on the Philippines since the end of 1935 (though I think he didn’t actually arrive in the Philippines until the beginning of 1936). MacArthur was specifically sent to the Philippines to develop the Filipino Army. This “citizen army” that MacArthur had been trying to develop represented a large contingent of the combatants against the Japanese. Even the U.S. forces he inherited only four months before the beginning of hostilities were composed of over 50% Filipino Scouts. MacArthur had a pretty heavy hand in the composition of the defenses on the Philippines for the last 5 years, so it’s hard to give him a pass just because the 11,000 some odd Americans added to his forces were a last minute addition.
During the 1930's, American men in the U.S. army trained by pointing wooden rifles and saying "bang, bang". Simultaneously, the Philippines were an American territory and dependent upon American largesse. Because production of American defense related items was near zero during the 1930's, I'm not sure what MacArthur could have done differently. American training and equipment was not even second rate and the Filipinos had to make do with American cast-offs.
Many like to skewer MacArthur but they should pause and consider that the Japanese were not happy either. Corregidor held out until May 1945 and denied Japan use of Manila Harbor for that period thereby upsetting Japans entire timetable for conquest in New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific. The Japanese were so unhappy they recalled general Homma to Japan and forced him into retirement.
If you could do that, I'd be interested in seeing it. Also, when he received it and where the information comes from would be important.
Again, I can't give him a pass because training in the states was lacking. He was brought in to get the Filipino Army in a condition where it could defend itself and he failed to do so. I agree with the decision to relieve General Short for his shortsightedness at Pearl Harbor, and would have supported the relief of MacArthur for the same lack of vision.
Additionally, he exacerbated the situation with his decision to defend at the beaches with forces that he should have known were not in a condition to do so and added to that his decision to uphold the Filipino laws that restricted the transport of food stocks across district borders even though they were in the process of being invaded.
The men in the field did an excellent job and held the Japanese off until May of 1942, but they could have held out longer had MacArthur stuck with WPO-3 which was the current Plan Orange for the Philippines in the War Department. The War Department estimated that they would be able to hold out on the Bataan Peninsula for 12 months (which granted still may have not been long enough) instead of five.