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- ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (May 14, 2018). "Don Sergio Osmeña's Vice-Presidential re-election in 1941". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (May 8, 2016). "Don Vicente Rama, the Cebuano who won in the 1941 Senatorial Election". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (June 19, 2019). "The Sotto Clan and the Senate 100 years after". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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