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- ↑ "UE Alumnus Howard Dee is 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee". UENews. University of the East. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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- ↑ "Peace negotiator Howard Q. Dee awarded the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award". Good News Pilipinas. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2020.