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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Globe Announces the Partial Acquisition of San Miguel Corporation's Telecommunications Business". Globe. May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "San Miguel Ends Telco Push With $1.5 Billion 'Master Stroke'". May 30, 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ↑ Camus, Miguel R. (May 31, 2017). "PLDT, Globe complete purchase of SMC'S telecommunications unit". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
