Communist NPA guerrillas gather for a jungle strategy lesson in their temporary jungle camp on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. August 2006.
NPA (New People's Army) guerrillas, Comrade Wendy and her husband, Comrade Jovex, met in the jungle and have three children. Central Mindano. Philippines. August 2006
Communist NPA cadre, Comrade Giegie with her Ingram Machine Pistol in the jungles of Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006.
Commmunist NPA guerrilla, Lenlen, in the jungles of central Mindanao, southern philippines. August 2006.
Comrade Giegie with her 'revolutionary council'-approved fiance, Dods. It took almost a year before Communist officials granted Giegie and her betrothed, a 25-year-old rebel called Dods, permission to date each other. Guided by a dry document called 'On the Proletarian Relationship of the Sexes', they must court for another year before marriage. Pre-marital sex is strictly forbidden.
Communist NPA guerrillas and sisters, Giegie and Lenlen in the jungles of central Mindanao in the southern Philippines. August 2006.
Communist NPA guerrillas re-enact government military atrocities in the form of revolutionary theatre in the jungles of central Mindanao. Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist NPA guerrillas re-enact government military atrocities in the form of revolutionary theatre in the jungles of central Mindanao, "an 'AFP' soldier stands over the corpses of murdered peasants."
Communist NPA guerrilla, Comrade 'Bren', with 7.62 machine gun. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist NPA guerrilla, Comrade Lenlen teaches the Philippino alphabet to Manobo children who have made the visit to the secret camp for free schooling and medical aid. Central Mindanao jungle. Southern Philippines.
A young boy is circumcised during a jungle clinic set up for the local Manobo people. One of several boys circumcised on this particular day by Communist NPA guerrillas, he cries from fear rather than pain. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006.
Male and female Communist NPA guerrillas during a jungle strategy session on a makeshift blackboard on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. August 2006.
Communist, NPA guerrillas perform revolutionary theatre in their jungle camp for visiting Manobo tribespeople. Here, the peasants stand up to their AFP oppressors. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Manobo villagers watch as Communist, NPA guerrillas perform circumcisions on their children at their temporary jungle camp in the central mountainous region of Mindanao. Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist, NPA guerrillas perform revolutionary theatre in their jungle camp for visiting Manobo tribespeople. Here, the NPA successfully ambush an AFP patrol. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist, NPA guerrillas perform revolutionary theatre in their jungle camp for visiting Manobo tribespeople. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist guerrilla, Comrade Jorex scans the horizon during our walk out from the NPA's secret camp. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist NPA guerrillas stay fit and while away the time playing basketball at the site of their model house and farm. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. (note the fingers missing on the left hand of the guerrilla with the ball, presumably a battle injury) August 2006.
Communist, NPA guerrillas tend crops on their model farm, aimed at introducing the Manobo people to a life of agriculture in an effort to raise their standards of living. Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006
Communist, NPA guerrilla (no name available). Central Mindanao, Southern Philippines. August 2006.
