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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DOST Chief, UP Prez test run the first ever Filipino-developed train". Department of Science and Technology. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ↑ Tupaz, Voltaire (16 December 2012). "UP, DOST to design cheaper train after test run". Rappler. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain :Alcasid, Edgilyn (15 December 2014). "Filipino-made Automated Guide-Way Transit System (AGT) eyes to curb air pollution and traffic". Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development. Retrieved 21 October 2018.