iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT Much of the success of this study is due to the support of the following to which we expresses our

grateful appreciation: Dr. Socorro De Jesus, English04 Professor, for her patience in giving valuable suggestions to make this research substantial and technically accurate, and her constant prompting to finish this work on time. To the librarians of National Library and San Beda College of Arts and Sciences Library, for their patience and assistance; To our parents namely: Mr. and Mrs. Reynaldo Realigue, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Vito, and Mr. and Mrs. Armando G. Tolentino JR., for their love, encouragements, and support; and The Loving Father, for our source of strength and perseverance. He accorded us to work in peace and harmony.