David Michael San Juan

San Juan graduated with a Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSE), major in Filipino, magna cum laude, from Bulacan State University and a Master of Arts (MA) in Filipino from the Philippine Normal University. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Southeast Asian Studies from Centro Escolar University.

San Juan is an associate professor in the Filipino/Philippine Studies Department at De La Salle University.{{Cite web |title=David Michael San Juan - Google Scholar Citations |url=https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=0JOs8jsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra |access-date=2016-05-19 |website=scholar.google.ca}} 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.

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{{Cite web|url=http://loadtest.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/youth/07/22/09/pinoy-youth-win-accolades-world-bank-essay-tilt|title=Pinoy youth win accolades in World Bank essay tilt|date=2009|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=July 1, 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=6&fi=p090727.htm&no=51&date=07/27/2009 |title=PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines |last=Gaje |first=Virgilio M |website=archives.pia.gov.ph |access-date=2016-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2016-06-04 }}

As a researcher, he is a staunch critic of the Philippine government's Labor Export Policy and K to 12 scheme.{{Cite journal|last=San Juan|first=David Michael|date=2014-01-01|title=Pambansang Salbabida at Kadena ng Dependensiya: Isang Kritikal na Pagsusuri sa Labor Export Policy (LEP) ng Pilipinas.|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=01156195&AN=99674028&h=7gFsYC9qwqeGCSQFo8sMezqGxamEiL2f0nFF%2FbXNIP%2F6u2Ob1Jve2EKvmhWy32xC2WMARYkDuEyQkzsIKZNRaw%3D%3D&crl=c|journal=Malay|volume=27|issue=1}}{{Cite journal|last=San Juan|first=David Michael M.|date=2013-01-01|title=Kaisipang Nasyonalista at Teoryang Dependensiya sa Edukasyon: Ideolohikal na Kritik ng Programang K to 12 ng Pilipinas.|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=01156195&AN=92080678&h=uMpeQHdKhSsrvdV1RU3Axft5GIpQDvWOIceLihk3eJHR0gxoaAL95VEbcrDWbQzKuUw9ZrEiOTJs3SXXl4ihhQ%3D%3D&crl=c|journal=Malay|volume=26|issue=1}} He wrote a popular essay on "Noynoying" (Filipino-coined term which means "government inaction" on social ills){{Cite web|url=http://laonlaan.blogspot.com/2012/03/beyond-noynoying.html|title=La Solidaridad: Beyond Noynoying|last=Reven|first=Erom|date=2012-03-27|website=La Solidaridad|access-date=2016-05-19}} which was translated in French.{{Cite web|url=http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2012/04/12/inegalites-le-noynoying-nourrit-la-pauvrete|title=Inégalités : le "noynoying" nourrit la pauvreté|date=2012-04-12|website=Courrier international|access-date=2016-05-19}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/275155/lifestyle/and-the-word-of-the-year-is-wang-wang|title=And the word of the year is ... 'wang-wang!'|website=GMA News Online|date=22 September 2012 |access-date=2016-05-19}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fit.org.ph/2014/09/selfie-ang-salita-ng-taon-ng-2014.html|title=Filipinas Institute of Translation, Inc.: "Selfie" ang salita ng taon ng 2014|website=www.fit.org.ph|access-date=2016-05-19}}

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