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- ↑ "LCP Mandate". League of Cities of the Philippines. 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "The Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book 3" (PDF). Department of Interior and Local Government. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
- 1 2 "LCP Vision/Mission". League of Cities of the Philippines. 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
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