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- ↑ "Book I - Title Two - Chapter 3: Local Legislation". www.comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Election. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Vice Governor Christine S. Garin". Province of Iloilo. 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Arthur Defensor enjoying big lead in Iloilo gubernatorial race". ABS-CBN. 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Vice Governors Of ILOILO Province". Ocean Breeze. 25 May 2018.