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No ID. No entry.

During our student days in the 80s at Pasig Catholic College (PCC), the school had a strict policy of not letting anyone in without their student ID. A security guard was posted at the main gate's entrance and he made sure each student entering was wearing his ID before being allowed inside. If we did not have our ID with us, we were made to stay outside the gate until after the bell rang and everyone had gone up to their classrooms. Once classes started, all students outside the gate were herded into the principal's office to face the consequences. In addition to missing our first period, we would clean the office, wax the floor or run messaging errands for the principal. After completing our slave duties, we would be issued a Tardy and a Temporary ID slip then sent off to our next class. After a number of such type of violations, our parents would be notified and/or we could be suspended. In the (g)olden days before printed PVC badges and smart card readers became commo...