Acknowledgement

Foremost, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our advisor Ma’am

Carla Baldovino for the continuous support of our research study, for her patience,

motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. Her guidance helped us in all the

time of research and writing of this study. We could not have imagined having a better

advisor and mentor for our study.

Besides our advisor, We would like to thank the rest of our STE (Science

Technology and Engineering) Family: Section Newton, Janssen Razo, Lei Barrera,

Andrea Anggay and more, for helping us in grinding our malunggay leaves. To Josh

Borja, for providing us the needed chemicals in our study. To Krysteza Carrido, Sofiah

Aldovino, Sofia Quijano and Michelle Manuel, for helping us in the process of extracting

our malunggay plant. Also to Rowmel Hernandez, Angel Villones, Virgina Villones,

Janet Lagaya, Daniel Marion Lagaya, Mikan Kaoru Pabellano, Meriam Pabellano and

more, for helping us in separating the leaves on its branch.

Our sincere thanks also goes to SampaLunggay Family and to Tita Lucy

Valencia for offering us her full support and effort in helping and providing us our needs

during the process of making this research project.

We would also like to thank Mrs. Elvira Santos, Tita Lucy Valencia, Mr. Gilbert

Lagaya, Mr. Elly Villanueva, Ms. Pauline Magtibay, Sir Edison Moreno, Ma’am Mary

Angela Cabana, Ma’am Joan Romero, Ma’am Jeneatte Rago, Ma’am Kea Zabala, and

Aero Borja for the amounts of what we have received from our solicitation.
 We also thank each everyone of our group mates for the stimulating discussions,

for the sleepless nights we were working together before deadlines, and for all the fun

we have had in the last thirteen months.

Last but not the least, we would like to thank our family my parents for

supporting us spiritually, mentally and of course financially throughout our life.

Dedication

We dedicate our work to our family and many friends. A special feeling of

gratitude to our loving parents for giving us encouragement and for never leaving our

side. We also dedicate this to our many friends who have supported us throughout the

process. We will always appreciate all they have done.