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- 1 2 3 "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- 1 2 Act No. 2809 (3 March 1919). AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SEGREGATION OF CAMARINES NORTE FROM THE PROVINCE OF AMBOS CAMARINES AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORMER PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE. AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ Republic Act No. 9725 (22 October 2009). AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ Presidential Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 (1 February 1984). PROCLAIMING THE RATIFICATION IN THE PLEBISCITE OF JANUARY 27, 1984, OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION EMBODIED IN BATASANG PAMBANSA RESOLUTIONS NOS. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 AND 113 . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
