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- ↑ "Book I - Title Two - Chapter 3: Local Legislation". www.comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Election. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ↑ "History, Culture and Tradition". Province of Marinduque. Retrieved 8 September 2023.