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- ↑ A rebirth of Bicol literature Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Philippine Daily Inquirer (Accessed 25 August 2009)
- ↑ Bikolinismo: Eleven to be honored as Bicolano Artist 2009 Archived January 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Bicol Mail (Accessed 15 September 2009)
- ↑ CCP Encyclopedia, Volume IX (Literature), p. 766
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