David Michael San Juan

David Michael M. San Juan is a Filipino Marxist writer, researcher, activist, and professor.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He was chosen Mananaysay ng Taon (Essayist of the Year) in 2009[3] and Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year) in 2010[4] by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF or Commission in the Filipino Language).

Career

San Juan is an associate professor at the Filipino/Philippine Studies Department of De La Salle University[1][6] and is the 4th congressional nominee of ACT Teachers Partylist in the 2016 elections, which gained two seats in the Philippine Congress.[7]

San Juan is among the founders of the language advocacy group Tanggol Wika that successfully led initiatives to stop the implementation of a government order that abolishes the Filipino language subject in Philippine colleges and universities.[8][9] He is also the current public information officer of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Private Schools (ACT-Private Schools) and president of the Pambansang Samahan sa Linggwistika at Literaturang Filipino (PSLLF/National Organization for Filipino Linguistics and Literature).

Awards

As a writer, San Juan won various competitions and was chosen Mananaysay ng Taon (Essayist of the Year) in 2009[3] and Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year) in 2010[4] by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF or Commission on the Filipino Language). He was also a finalist in a 2009 climate change-themed essay writing contest organized by the World Bank[10][11]

Research

As a researcher, he is a staunch critic of the Philippine government's Labor Export Policy and K to 12 scheme.[12][13] He wrote a popular essay on "Noynoying" (Filipino-coined term which means "government inaction" on social ills)[14] which was translated in French.[15] In 2012, he presented a paper on "wang-wang" (literally: "siren" or "alarm", figuratively "call to action" for citizens and government) which was declared the Philippines' "Salita ng Taon" (Word of the Year) in a conference organized by the Filipinas Institute of Translation.[16] In 2014, he co-presented a paper on "endo" (end of contract; Filipino colloquial term for labor contractualization/flexibilization) with John Kelvin R. Briones, which was declared as the Philippines' 2nd Word of the Year then.[17]

References
  1. Juan, David Michael M. San. "Debunking PH language myths". opinion.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. "ILIR and CLRPs first labor research seminar launched last April". 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 – via PUP.
  3. "Diwa ng Wika at Panitikan 7". www.digilearn.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. "Arlegui Library Catalog -- ISBD". opac.tip.edu.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. "Gabi ng Parangal, Idinaos! | kwf.gov.ph". kwf.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. "David Michael San Juan - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. Uy, Jocelyn R. "New groups make it to party-list's Top 10". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. "No Filipino subjects in college? 'Tanggol Wika' opposes CHED memo". Rappler. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  9. "Educators to politicians: Include Filipino language, K to 12 as election issues". Davao Today. 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  10. "Pinoy youth win accolades in World Bank essay tilt". ABS-CBN News. 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. Gaje, Virgilio M. "PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines". archives.pia.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  12. San Juan, David Michael (2014-01-01). "Pambansang Salbabida at Kadena ng Dependensiya: Isang Kritikal na Pagsusuri sa Labor Export Policy (LEP) ng Pilipinas". Malay. 27 (1).
  13. San Juan, David Michael M. (2013-01-01). "Kaisipang Nasyonalista at Teoryang Dependensiya sa Edukasyon: Ideolohikal na Kritik ng Programang K to 12 ng Pilipinas". Malay. 26 (1).
  14. Reven, Erom (2012-03-27). "La Solidaridad: Beyond Noynoying". La Solidaridad. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  15. "Inégalités : le "noynoying" nourrit la pauvreté". Courrier international. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  16. "And the word of the year is ... 'wang-wang!'". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  17. "Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc.: "Selfie" ang salita ng taon ng 2014". www.fit.org.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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