Teaching is not usually thought of as a dangerous profession, but for a brave few staff members at a remote school in the Philippines, their morning commute resembles an extreme sport.
These teachers have to make it down white water rapids just to reach their classes on time, wading through 14 stretches of water before the arrive at the school for indigenous youngsters in Libacao in the Aklan region of the Philippines.
When the rivers are flowing dangerously fast after heavy downpours, they need to don waterproof suits and put their paperwork in plastic zip bags to keep dry.
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This is one one of 14 river crossings the teachers have to make to reach the school in Libacao, a remote part of the Philippines
Often they can wade through the water but when the rivers are flowing dangerously fast they don waterproof suits and put their paperwork in plastic zip bags to keep dry
Footage taken on September 19 shows the teachers climbing into the river to be carried downstream and then swimming to the bank on the opposite side.
Teacher Raquel Florentino said that the river in the video is merely the fifth crossing -they had to paddle through another nine before reaching the school.
She said: 'Aklan river has very strong currents even on a normal day.
One teacher said they need guides to avoid accidents, and always have bruises or chipped nails when they arrive at school
The total journey takes them about three hours each day, as they first have to ride motorbikes to the foot of a mountain
'We really need guides to avoid accidents. We always have bruises. Our nails always get chipped off.
'The first time I went here, my feet were so sore. But all I can do was sleep it off while crying because we still have classes the next day.
'Time is important to these kids who can't regularly go to school.'
In what is probably the world's most dangerous commute, the teachers trek across rivers and mountain terrain to teach indigenous pupils in the Philippines
Raquel said she gets the bus near her home which takes her to the nearest town. From there, she and the other teachers will ride motorbikes which to the foot of the mountain where they will start their trek.
They then cross a total of 14 rivers, which are usually calm enough to paddle through but in adverse conditions they have to float down and hope for the best.
The total journey takes them about three hours each day.
The teachers say they just don't want to be taken for granted, and want to raise awareness for what they go through to teach
Raquel added: 'This is the fifth station of our cross on our way to our school and one of the 14 stations that we need to cross.
This is how we do it when the current is not manageable.
'We show this simply because we want the educational system to know that there is more to education than papers and tests.
'And there is more to a teacher's life than accomplishing targets.
'Furthermore, we also aim to raise awareness how hard and hazardous it is on our part to reach school, so we should not be taken for granted.'
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