Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 25, 2025 01:13 PM PHT
MANILA — The Department of Education has removed from office a controversial high school principal in Antique who went viral for ordering students to remove their togas during their graduation ceremony, Malacanang said Friday.
“Dahil na rin po sa naging direktiba po ng Pangulo, agaran pong kumilos ang ating secretary, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara, at ang sinasabing pong guro ay tinanggal na po bilang principal sa nasabing eskuwelahan,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.
In the viral video, the principal was seen abruptly interrupting their school’s senior high school graduation ceremony as she instructed the graduating students to remove their togas, saying that this allegedly violates the DepEd’s “no collection” policy.