Access to learning the Baybayin script, a culturally and historically important ancient writing system in the Philippines, has been made possible for Filipinos and eager learners in Australia.

Artist Taipan Lucero doing calligraphy using the indigenous script known as Baybayin, used before Spanish colonization in 1521, at an event in Manila. (AFP) MANILA, Philippines–With deliberate golden ...

Once confined to history classes, an indigenous script used before Spanish colonisation is making a comeback among the Philippines’ millennials, young professionals and diaspora. Online clips of ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Can you imagine making a grocery list in Baybayin script? The idea is not far-fetched. Last April, the House ...

Baybayin, meaning “to spell it out,” is one of the ancient scripts surviving from pre-colonial Philippines. Its syllabic nature makes it useful for transcribing many native languages, which is why ...

Baybayin Advocate. Professional journalist Howie Severino. Photo courtesy of GMA Network. On the sablay, the ceremonial sash worn by University of the Philippines (UP) graduates and by UP officials on ...

A campaign to revive Baybayin or the alibata script, the writing system of pre-Hispanic Philippines that includes surat Mangyan, has been launched in the United States by cultural activist Norman de ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The four-character script on the Philippine New Generation Currency had piqued my interest and curiosity for quite ...

MANILA, Philippines — With deliberate golden strokes, artist Taipan Lucero proudly brings an ancient script back to life, in the hope of promoting an endangered but contentious part of Philippine ...

It was a curious thing, the Spanish (among them the conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi) noted, as they explored parts of the country they named after their then ruler. The natives had their own ...

In recent years, Baybayin tattoos have become a meaningful way for Filipinos to connect with Filipino roots. Often confused with alibata, Baybayin is a pre-colonial script unique to the Philippines.