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) 2009[3] and Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year) 2010[4] by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF or Commission on the Filipino Language).

Career

He 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 will have two seats in the incoming 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 Filipino language subject in Philippine colleges and universities.[8][9] He is also the current public information officer of 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, he won various competitions and was chosen Mananaysay ng Taon (Essayist of the Year) 2009[3] and Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year) 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 also 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Diwa ng Wika at Panitikan 7". www.digilearn.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Arlegui Library Catalog -- ISBD". opac.tip.edu.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Gabi ng Parangal, Idinaos! | kwf.gov.ph". kwf.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. 1 2 "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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