00:00 Update on the proposed charter change, the Senate discussed the possible effect
00:06 if the 100% ownership of land in colleges and other higher education institutions is allowed.
00:15 And now, the private schools will be involved.
00:19 This was pointed out by Ma'am Gonzalez.
00:24 At the start of the Senate hearing, it was clear that the expansion of education
00:29 and the change in the economic provisions of the Constitution will be carried out by higher education.
00:34 These are the schools for colleges, technical and vocational education.
00:38 The intention is to keep basic education in the hands of Filipinos.
00:43 Until now, the private schools will be involved if the ownership of land in higher education institutions is allowed.
00:51 As of now, it's only 40%.
00:54 If we allow foreign citizens to control, own and administer the institutions that we are looking at,
01:05 that may be prejudicial to our Filipino culture, values, moral and spiritual matters.
01:13 They may be in danger.
01:16 A Filipino who teaches abroad said that many countries in the region have opened their education to foreigners.
01:23 Providing a globally competitive and world-class education to all of these 57 million young people
01:32 is just beyond the financial resources of the government yet.
01:36 In Vietnam, for example, an Australian university opened a campus.
01:40 It was said that it helped in the tech transfer of students and teachers.
01:44 It's also possible to finish a course in Australia.
01:46 You get more international experience.
01:49 And there are often, for example, in Australia, there are disadvantages.
01:53 In all honesty, there are some disadvantages.
01:56 One is that you often get brain drain.
01:59 Students that go overseas don't necessarily come back.
02:03 Senator Risa Contiveros asked, "Is it possible to buy foreign schools in the country?"
02:09 That would be my interpretation that basically that is what ownership would allow them to do.
02:17 But there are other talks about state universities like UP and PUP.
02:21 My opinion cannot sell.
02:22 We are not even allowed to sell 2 billion-aid property, real estate, even to another government agency.
02:35 Unless of course it's by act of Congress.
02:38 Will the Constitution change the solution to the crisis in education?
02:41 Those that have chosen to go elsewhere in the region did not give the so-called restrictive provisions of the Constitution as a factor,
02:50 but rather named issues such as bureaucracy and corruption.
02:54 It's also not possible to compare the experiences of countries with foreign universities like Malaysia and Singapore to the Philippines.
03:01 Top foreign universities are attracted to establish offshore campuses in Malaysia and Singapore
03:07 because of a favorable education and business environment like incentives, the ease of doing business.
03:13 The Philippines at present is not similarly situated.
03:16 Meanwhile, the Senate is happy with the resolution of both Houses No. 7 in the House of Representatives
03:22 that also discusses the economic provisions that they are hearing now.
03:25 Instead of having daily press conferences that the Senate is just left with,
03:30 it's better that they have a meeting here in the RBHM and have a discussion.
03:35 For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzales, for Tutok Tliligay, 24 hours.
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