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- ↑ "Is Amomongo the 'Bigfoot' version of the Philippines?". Yahoo! News. 2020-10-31. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ↑ "'Amomongo' frightens villagers in Negros". ABS-CBN News. 2008-06-16. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
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