David Michael San Juan Explained

David Michael San Juan
Birth Name:	David Michael San Juan
Occupation:	Writer, activist, professor
Awards:	Mananaysay ng Taon (2009) Makata ng Taon (2010)

David Michael M. San Juan is a Filipino Marxist writer, activist, and professor.^{[1] [2]} He was awarded the title of 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).

Early life and education

San Juan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Master of Arts (MA) from De La Salle University. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of the Philippines Diliman.

Career

San Juan is an associate professor in the Filipino/Philippine Studies Department at De La Salle University.^[5] He served as the 4th congressional nominee of the ACT Teachers Partylist during the 2016 elections, where the party secured two seats in the Philippine Congress.

Awards

As a writer, San Juan won various competitions and was chosen Mananaysay ng Taon (Essayist of the Year) in 2009 and Makata ng Taon (Poet of the Year) in 2010 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^{[6] [7]}

Research

As a researcher, he is a staunch critic of the Philippine government's Labor Export Policy and K to 12 scheme.^{[8] [9]} He wrote a popular essay on "Noynoying" (Filipino-coined term which means "government inaction" on social ills)^[10] which was translated in French.^[11] 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.^[12] 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.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Debunking PH language myths. Juan. David Michael M. San. opinion.inquirer.net. 17 August 2014 . 2016-05-19.
2. News: ILIR and CLRPs first labor research seminar launched last April. 2015. July 1, 2015. PUP.
3. Web site: Diwa ng Wika at Panitikan 7 . 2016-05-19 . www.digilearn.com.ph.
4. Web site: Arlegui Library Catalog -- ISBD . 2016-05-19 . opac.tip.edu.ph.
5. Web site: David Michael San Juan - Google Scholar Citations . 2016-05-19 . scholar.google.ca.
6. Web site: Pinoy youth win accolades in World Bank essay tilt. 2009. ABS-CBN News. July 1, 2015.
7. Web site: PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines . Gaje . Virgilio M . archives.pia.gov.ph . 2016-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604063336/http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=6&fi=p090727.htm&no=51&date=07%2F27%2F2009 . 2016-06-04 .
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Web site: La Solidaridad: Beyond Noynoying. Reven. Erom. 2012-03-27. La Solidaridad. 2016-05-19.
11. Web site: Inégalités : le "noynoying" nourrit la pauvreté. 2012-04-12. Courrier international. 2016-05-19.
12. Web site: And the word of the year is ... 'wang-wang!'. GMA News Online. 22 September 2012 . 2016-05-19.
13. Web site: Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc.: "Selfie" ang salita ng taon ng 2014. www.fit.org.ph. 2016-05-19.