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- ↑ "BRIEF HISTORY OF MAGUINDANAO" (PDF). Province of Maguindanao. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Governors, vice govs of split Maguindanao provinces assume posts". ABS-CBN News. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.