Nepomuceno’s work, entitled “Apostles of Salamanca, Adherents of Thomism: The Dominicans Salazar and Benavides as the Earliest Human Rights Advocates in the Philippines,” explored the lives of two former Manila Archbishops, Domingo de Salazar and Miguel de Benavides, both honed by the Dominican-run Salamanca School.

Moreover, through the lenses of Phenomenology, Nepomuceno’s study delved into their experiences and their formation of personalities at Salamanca School, which ignited their advocacy to fight for human rights despite clashing with fellow Spaniards in their mission in the Philippines.

Equipped with Thomistic values and ideals, the two Dominicans continued to serve the Filipinos during their respective times as Archbishops of Manila, the seat of Catholic Church in the Philippines during the Spanish period.

Moreover, years later, their legacy founded on the practice of faith and the embodiment of the Gospels led to the establishment of the Dominican Family for Justice, Peace, and Care for Creation. The legacy left behind by Benavides and de Salazar became a flaming inspiration that drew contemporary Dominican Missionaries worldwide to reach out to the marginalized people, while bearing the Salamanca Process, or the embodiment of Social Teachings of the Church.

Meanwhile in the University, which is guided by the Dominican Order for more than four centuries, the Simbahayan Community Development Office was established to be its advocacy arm that extends its help to the people in need.

Nepomuceno, apart from his teaching duties, is serving as the Community Development Coordinator of SHS to Simbahayan.

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The donated school supplies were contributions of the students who participated in the Media and Information Literacy Film Festival and the Humanities and Social Sciences Flicks, both of which accepted school supplies donations in lieu of ticket sales. Also, school supplies were donated during the Graduation Mass of Batch 2019.

The endeavor, which is part of the Dominican Mission’s Project Aral 2019, was done in collaboration with the United Architects of the Philippines and the Black Pencil Project.

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