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Sinibak na ang principal sa Antique na nagpahubad ng toga sa isang estudyante sa isang graduation rites.

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The school principal at the center of a controversial graduation ceremony in Antique has been removed from their position, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed on Friday, April 25.

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You might have seen it by now, that viral video of the principal of the Col. Ruperto Abellon National High School in Barangay Guisijanon, Laua-an, Antique, sternly ordering students wearing togas during a graduation ceremony to take them off, or else they cannot get onstage and receive their diploma.

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A high school principal in Antique instructed graduating senior high school students to remove their togas during their commencement ceremony.

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Sinibak na ang principal sa Antique na nagpahubad ng toga sa isang estudyante sa isang graduation rites.

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The school principal at the center of a controversial graduation ceremony in Antique has been removed from their position, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed on Friday, April 25.

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You might have seen it by now, that viral video of the principal of the Col. Ruperto Abellon National High School in Barangay Guisijanon, Laua-an, Antique, sternly ordering students wearing togas during a graduation ceremony to take them off, or else they cannot get onstage and receive their diploma.

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A high school principal in Antique instructed graduating senior high school students to remove their togas during their commencement ceremony.

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