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- 1 2 3 4 Amoyo, Aster (May 1989). "'Ibulong' ang big winner sa FAMAS!" ['Ibulong' is the big winner at the FAMAS!]. People's Journal (in Filipino and English).
Pasado na si Chat Silayan sa pagi-emcee pero si Roy Alvarez ay halatang kinakabahan and was too dependent sa kanyang mga cue cards [sic].
- ↑ "THE 37th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS". IMDb . Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ↑ CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Volume VIII - Philippine Film. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1994. p. 135. ISBN 971-8546-23-5 . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Volume VI - Philippine Music. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1994. p. 307. ISBN 971-8546-40-5 . Retrieved March 5, 2021.