Graduation, or Pagtatapos in Filipino, usually happens in March, this month (or in some cases, the early part of April). It refers to the ceremonies or rites a student goes through after finishing a ...

MANILA, Philippines — A school principal who berated senior high school students for wearing togas during their graduation ceremony in Laua-an, Antique has been removed from her post. “Because of the ...

A five-year-old girl went straight to her mother, who was detained in Agusan del Norte, after receiving her moving-up certificate to show her achievement. In Mark Salazar’s Tuesday report on “24 Oras, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The toga, long at odds with the Philippines’ tropical climate, has persisted as a graduation staple. A new proposal from a Department of Education (DepEd) official, however, may ...

MANILA, Philippines – This year, graduates of Pasig’s public schools will march with the traditional sablay slung across their chests instead of the old toga, the city’s mayor Vico Sotto announced on ...

Tension ensued at the graduation rites of a school in the Province of Antique after the principal announced that senior high school graduating students have to remove their toga. The tension on April ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has backed the proposal of an education official for elementary and high school graduates to use the indigenous “sablay” instead of togas in graduation ceremonies.