Laua-An, Antique Mayor Aser Baladjay has already requested the Department of Education (DepEd) to investigate the controversial principal of Col. Ruperto Abellon National High School (CRANS), Venus Nietes, who has been receiving complaints since 2023 due to alleged mismanagement.
In an interview, Baladjay said that he was aware of the complaints by the students and parents against Nietes, but according to him, the principal was only being reassigned to different parts of Antique.
Baladjay revealed that Nietes was only transferred to Culasi, Tobias Fornier, and Laua-An, despite the complaints she received.
He also expressed his support for the students who were already fed up with Nietes.
In 2023, Nietes received a complaint from a group of students, alleging that she was attempting to prevent student organizations from conducting activities.
She also failed to address the problems of the school she was tasked to lead.
Due to the alleged lack of action from DepEd, more than 500 students transferred to another school to avoid Nietes.
Some critics expressed concern that Nietes would only be transferred to another school. Still, others were optimistic that the publicity gained by her actions during the moving-up ceremony would end her career as a principal.
DepEd vowed to investigate Nietes’ actions.