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- ↑ The Second District of Benguet was converted into Benguet's Lone District when its First District became the Lone District of Baguio City in 1995.
- ↑ Lewis, Martin (1991). Wagering the Land: Ritual, Capital, and Environmental Degradation in the Cordillera of Northern Luzon, 1900–1986. University of California Press.
- ↑ "Kapangan declares Dangwa as town hero". Sunstar. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ Alimondo, Lauren (April 4, 2019). "Benguet ex-lawmaker passes away". Sunstar. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- Samuel M. Dangwa (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-13, retrieved 2015-06-04
