ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research project would have been possible without the help of

the following individuals who, in one way or another have extended

their invaluable wisdom and support to the researchers:

The AMLCHSI administrators led by the school president Mrs. Marilou

Guerrero, Ms. Mardy Abacco-Javier the very efficient Principal,

and the faculty and staff who were role models of the researchers;

Mr. Nemesio Villamil, MBA, the most esteemed teacher in the

Research subject, whose wisdom has challenged the researchers to

push themselves even beyond their limits just so they could come

out with a scholarly research output;

The respondents in this study who had been very helpful and

cooperative during the collection of the data needed in this study;

Mrs. Resurreccion Orencia, the researchers’ Class Adviser, who has

been inspiring and motivating the whole class to reach their life

goals and whose motherly approach has made the researchers feel a

second mother outsides their homes;

The researchers’ friends and classmates who, despite differences

in culture and beliefs, still consider them as their brothers and

sisters in the fold of one Class Adviser

The researchers’ families who have been supportive in all aspects

of their lives and for their overflowing love, motivation and

inspiration;

And finally to the Greatest Teacher of all, God Almighty whose

unrelenting and incessant love inspires the researchers to view

life positively every day of their lives.

The Researchers