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- ↑ Ronda, Rainier Allan. "Ex-PCGG chief Sabio found guilty of grave misconduct". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ "Ex-PCGG chair Sabio found guilty of graft". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ News, Niko Baua, ABS-CBN. "Ex-PCGG chair arrested for graft, malversation". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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