HB 11187

House·20th Congress·Filed Sep 7, 2026

An Act Authorizing State Universities and Colleges to Appoint Distinguished Foreign Nationals to Teaching and Research Positions and Grant Them Academic Tenure Under Exceptional Conditions, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The proposed law lets public universities hire top foreign scholars for tenured teaching or research jobs, but only when local experts are lacking, and it puts strict safeguards to protect Filipino faculty and keep foreigners out of administrative roles.

Education

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Author · Representative

Antolin III A. OretaReceipts →

Official sources

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HB 9847· Filed Jun 10, 2026
An Act Allowing, Under Exceptional Conditions, the Appointment and Grant of Academic Tenure to Qualified Foreign Nationals in Teaching and Research Positions in State Universities and Colleges, and for Other Purposes
Pending First ReadingRep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3
HB 5019· Filed Sep 30, 2025
An Act Allowing the Appointment of Faculty, Researchers, and Administrators with Dual Citizenship in Public Higher Education Institutions, Amending for the Purpose Section 5 (3) of Republic Act No. 9225, Otherwise Known as the "Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003"
Approved by the House on 2026-03-03, transmitted to the Senate on 2026-03-04 and received by the Senate on 2026-03-04Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +27
SB 2117· Filed May 6, 2026
Amending Sec. 5 (3) of R.A. No. 9225, Citizenship Rentention and Re-Aquisition Act of 2003
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva
SB 531· Filed Jul 14, 2025
Amending Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda
SB 626· Filed Jul 15, 2025
Amending Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian

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