(De La Salle University)
David Michael M. San Juan is a writer, researcher, activist, and university professor from the Philippines. He is an associate professor at De La Salle University’s Filipino Studies Department and the ACT Teachers Partylist’s fourth congressional nominee in the 2016 elections. San Juan is one of the founders of the language advocacy group “Tanggol Wika,” which successfully led initiatives to halt the implementation of a government order that abolishes the study of Filipino in Philippine colleges and universities. He also serves as the public information officer for the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Private Schools (ACT-Private Schools) and as the president of the Pambansang Samahan sa Linggwistika at Literaturang Filipino (PSLLF/National Organization for Filipino Linguistics and Literature).