Edgar Jopson
Edgar Jopson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edgardo Gil Mirasol Jopson September 1, 1948 |
| Died | September 21, 1982 (aged 34) Davao City, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Military raid |
| Other names | Edjop |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BS) University of the Philippines Diliman (dropped out) |
| Occupations | Clerk, activist |
| Known for | Political and student activism |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Philippines (1973–1982) |
| Spouse |
Gloria Maria Asuncion
(m. 1974) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Ten Outstanding Young Men (1970) |
Edgardo Gil Mirasol Jopson (September 1, 1948 – September 21, 1982), more popularly known as Edjop, was a Filipino activist. A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) during the martial law regime under President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., he was considered a more moderate voice among left-leaning student activists in the 1970s.
Jopson studied at the Ateneo de Manila High School, and later proceeded to Ateneo de Manila University where he graduated under the Management Engineering program, garnering Latin Honors. He was active in politics since his years in college, serving as president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP). During the First Quarter Storm, he and other NUSP members were granted a meeting with President Marcos on January 30, 1970, where he was noted to have demanded from Marcos a written promise not to run for a third term as president.
He later went underground with the CPP when President Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972. He was killed during a military raid at his house in 1982.