In photos: Manila jail inmates take equivalency tests to pursue dream of a better education

Inmates at the Manila City Jail inside the jail chapel participate in the National Accreditation and Equivalency Examination the alternative learning system in Manila on November 19, 2017.
Some 900 inmates, mostly drug related cases, participated in the elementary and highschool exams in the drive to be educated. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
Inmates at the Manila City Jail inside the jail chapel participate in the National Accreditation and Equivalency Examinationthe alternative learning system in Manila on November 19, 2017.
Some 900 inmates, mostly drug related cases, participated in the elementary and highschool exams in the drive to be educated. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS