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- ↑ "Matriarch of Isabela's Dy scions dies at 91". Inquirer.net. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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- ↑ "Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Sr. Memorial Hospital History". Official Website of the Province of Isabela. provincecofisabela.ph. Retrieved March 1, 2023.