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- ↑ West, Lois A. (1997). Militant Labor in the Philippines. Temple University Press. p. 156. ISBN 1-56639-491-0.
- ↑ Azama, Rodney S. (April 1, 1985). "The Huks And The New People's Army: Comparing Two Postwar Filipino Insurgencies" . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ↑ Kerkvliet, Benedict J. (1977). The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines . University of California Press. pp. 138. ISBN 0520031067.
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- ↑ Supreme Court of the Philippines (May 30, 1964). "People of the Philippines vs. Amado V. Hernandez" . Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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