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- ↑ "Sillimanians nab top prizes in Free Press Awards" - Philippine Star
- ↑ "Gift books" - Manila Bulletin
- ↑ "Special Guest Professor Nobuko Takagi soaked in Philippines" - Kyushu University
- ↑ "Praxis doesn't make perfect" - Philippine Star
- ↑ ""Marvelous maiden voyage" - Inquirer". Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
