Two lawmakers are pushing for a bill allowing Filipinos with dual citizenship to join public higher education institutions as faculty, researchers, or administrators.
Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva jointly filed Senate Bill No. 2733, amending Section 5 (3) of Republic Act No. 9255 or the Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003 to allow individuals who retain and re-acquire their Philippine citizenship to be appointed as researchers, faculty, or administrators of public HEIs without renouncing any prior oath of allegiance to another nation.
“Removing this restriction will create a pool of internationally competitive faculty members,” said Gatchalian, adding that it will help address issues on the global ranking of public HEIs and declining inbound faculty.
He also emphasized that the recruitment of foreign faculty members will enhance the enrollment of international students and improve the global rankings of public HEIs.
“Sa gitna ng patuloy nating pagsulong ng internationalization sa sektor ng edukasyon, napapanahon nang buksan natin ang ating mga pampublikong kolehiyo at mga pamantasan sa mga kababayan nating may mga dual citizenship,” the senator from Valenzuela said.
“Magiging oportunidad ito para madagdagan ang bilang ng mga gurong handang magbahagi ng kanilang kaalaman at karanasan mula sa ibang bansa,” the co-chairperson of the Second Congressional Commission on Education and chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education added.IMT
