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The Department of Education (DepEd) is seen at its headquarters in Pasig City on February 6, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174555795968920250206-building facades-JC-8.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Department of Education (DepEd) is seen at its headquarters in Pasig City on February 6, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>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. </p><p>“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. </p><p>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. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/4/17/deped-probes-graduation-attire-incident-in-antique-1544">DepEd probes graduation attire incident in Antique</a></div><p>Castro clarified that the principal was still licensed to teach.</p><p>“Tinanggal lang po siya sa pagiging principal. Iyong license naman po niya ay hindi naman manggagaling sa pag-uutos ng Pangulo o ng DepEd Secretary,” she said in a Malacanang briefing. </p>

<p>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.</p>

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.

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Deped removes Antique school principal in viral toga ban

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published April 25, 2025 01:13 PM PHT

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Updated April 25, 2025 01:18 PM PHT

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