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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, for giving the wisdom, strength,

support and knowledge in exploring things, for the guidance in helping surpass

all the trials that we encountered and for giving determination to pursue our

study, and to make this study possible.

The researcher would like to extend their deepest sincerest gratitude to all

the people who helped there in any manner, who have shared the effort and

knowledge in order to make this research a reality.

Whatever has been accomplished and whatever has been the product of

every and endeavor, there is a great source of all effort, striving, guidance and

gracious blessings without whom this task would have been impossible.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our thesis adviser,

Professor Marilou M. Rodriguez Ph.D., for the continuous support to our study

and research, for her patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense

knowledge.

Her guidance helps us all the time of research and writing of this thesis.

We could not have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for our research

study.

To the researcher’s loving parents and friends, for their moral

encouragement, financial assistance as well as their spiritual support in every

path the researchers take.

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DEDICATION

We dedicate this project to God Almighty our creator, our strong pillar, our

source of inspiration, wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He has been the

source of our strength throughout this program and on His wings only have our

soared. We also dedicate this work to our family and friends. Who encouraged us

all the way and whose encouragement has made sure that we will give all we

take to finish that which we have started. To our relatives and all our classmates

who have been affected in every way possible by this quest. Who always make

us happy and inspired all throughout this writing.

Thank you. Our love for you all can never be quantified. God bless you.