Żołnierze nauczycielami na Filipinach - Redux

Army officers secure the islands in Zamboanga, Philippines to avoid the entry of rebels.

Marine battalion after their send off ceremony. They are reassigning them to another place in Mindanao. The shift of power affects not only them and t...

Salem and the community share a meal with the Armed Forces.

Sargent Gumbok speaks with Najir Mahammud. Najir is the head of the Mahammud family and Sargent Gumbok with the Army troops are newly assigned in Zamb...

Army Officer Gumbok with Sahaya, Salem and Sarna inside their home while the Mahammud's prepares seaweed. It's the family main source of income.

Army Officer Aquesta speaks with the Mahammud children. Six of the Mahammud children study in Classrooms of hope when they all lost their school recor...

Sargent Gumbok introduces himself to the class. The Army took over the Marines. The change of power means restarting the relationship with the communi...

Army Officer Aquesta with the Mahammud's while Nadzra play below their home.

Sahaya Mahammud gathers clothes outside their home in Zamboanga, Philippines.

Soldiers help Mercia into the boat. The school can only be reached by boat ride.

Mercia with the soldiers on their way to Classrooms of hope in Zamboanga, Philippines. Mercia is a muslim from Jolo. She volunteers for the schools.

Daily Life in Zamboanga, Philippines.

A child covers his eye inside a classroom in Zamboanga, Philippines.

Angelo shares coffee inside one of the homes in the community together with the Muslims and soldiers.

Dayang with her mother Tarwina inside their home. According to Tarwina, classrooms of hope empowered her child.

Portrait of Principal Delma Indanan of Kaunayan Elementary School, one of the schools built by classrooms of hope in Patikul, Sulu. She said the numbe...

A portrait of Angelo Valencia at the ship deck.

A scene in Jolo, Sulu port.

Angelo Valencia and a teacher inside the village hall in Patikul, Sulu. Classrooms of hope coordinates with the community leaders.

Dayang with Angelo and her mother Tarwina in Patikul, Sulu.

Portrait of Dayang inside her home. The school helped her and normalizes her life despite suffering from hydrocephalus.

Dayang inside the classroom built by the community and classrooms of hope in Patikul, Sulu.

A mother and her child outside their home in Patikul, Sulu. The area is rumored to be the base of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim rebel group in Mindanao who are...

A child peeks behind the window of the school in Zamboanga, Philippines.

Lady Ann and Sarna inside the classroom.

Barracks inside the marine base in Zamboanga City, Philippines.

A former basketball court is now surrounded by barbed wire in Zamboanga, Philippines. Its used to secure the area after the siege happened in 2013.

Parents wait for their children outside the classrooms. After the burning of schools, parents wait for their kids just in case it happens again.

A muslim woman inside a truck in Jolo, Sulu.

Daily life in streets of Zamboanga.

Students of Hadji Hassiman Elementary School practice for their school graduation ceremony.

A child peek behind the school window in Hadji Hassiman Elementary School in Jolo.

Teachers of Hadji Hassiman Elementary School. The school staff are predominantly Muslims. They said religion is never an issue.

Nadzra writes in her notebook while Lady Ann watches. They are siblings and study in Classrooms of Hope.

The Mahammud Family with Marine Officer Lugo inside their home in Zamboanga, Philippines. Officer Lugo hung out in their home and he said the family w...

Salem Mahammud raises his hand to answer Marine Officer Mayodong's question. Aside from rebuilding the schools, the Armed Forces also teach the childr...

Angelo speaks with parents and children outside the classrooms in Hadji Hassiman Elementary School, another school in Jolo, Sulu rebuilt by the classr...

Lady Anne Mahammud reads a book inside her home in Zamboanga, Philippines.

Portrait of Angelo Valencia, a lawyer by profession. He spearheaded and developed the model of classroom's of hopes.

Daily life in Jolo, Sulu. Sulu is located in the far south of the Philippines.

After the 2013 MNLF rebels siege, members of the Armed Forces secure the Zamboanga city.

Marines on their way to patrol the city of Zamboanga.

The interior of the building roof is painted with the history of Mindanao. It was used by the Moro National Liberation Front rebels during the 2000 si...

Rooftop of a building occupied by the marines in Cabatangan Complex in Zamboanga, Mindanao. Muslims formerly used it as a meeting and prayer area.

Salem Mahammud, a student of classroom's of hope with a marine officer.

Daily life inside the marines barracks in Zamboanga, Philippines.

English books used by the children. Aside from rebuilding the schools, Classrooms of hope also provides them with books and school supplies.

A scene on one of the commercial ships that travels to Sulu. After the airport stopped its operation, Sulu could only be reach by a ten hour ship ride...

Students of Hadji Hassiman wait for their classroom to open.