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- ↑ "Our Governors". Province of La Union Official Website. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ Gurtiza, Joy Ann. "PGLU Honors Legacy of Don Joaquin J. Ortega, Commemorates his 122nd Appointment as Province's First Civil Governor" . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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