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658:"Former Mindanao governor-lawmaker dies in US"
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359:Amando Borja Amatong
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62:Compostela Valley's
46:Prospero S. Amatong
16:Filipino politician
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685:Categories
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379:politician
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333:Relations
318:Lakas-CMD
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