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- ↑ Communication | Ilocos Sur
- ↑ Taga-Ilocos Sur, nagkampeon iti Milo Marathon
- ↑ Sarahmania sweeps Candon for her first major concert after US tour
- ↑ "DA launches SOAP in Corn". Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ↑ NTA expands “Oras ni Mannalon ti Tabako” broadcast coverage
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