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- ↑ Rodrigo, Raul, The Power and the Glory: the Story of the Manila Chronicle 1945-98 ; Foreword by Oscar M. Lopez - Pasig: Eugenio Lopez Foundation, 2007. (See pages 144-145)
- ↑ Manila Bulletin Online