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- ↑ "Commonwealth Act No. 581". Supreme Court E-Library. Supreme Court of the Philippines . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 38". Supreme Court E-Library. Supreme Court of the Philippines . Retrieved 16 June 2023.