The research is financed in part by the Philippine Council
for Health Research and Development-DOST, Theses and
Dissertation Assistance Program-Fund for assistance to
Private Education, Ateneo de Davao University, Josephine
Razon and Lisa Paradies, and Tantuco Foundation. The
authors would like to thank Dr. Gina Dedeles of the UST-CMS
for assistance with the antibacterial assay, and the Research
Center for Natural Sciences-UST for providing the laboratory
facilities used in this study.