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 ...

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.

Calligraphy workshops that are popular among crafty millennials usually involve European-style cursive and splashy watercolor backgrounds but what about the Philippines’ very own Baybayin? The good ...

Learners joined the Tagalog and Baybayin Script pogram at The Filipino Saturday School with Jade Cadelina and Mark Ong. As Filipinos continue their journey towards cultural preservation, Baybayin ...

The four-character script on the Philippine New Generation Currency had piqued my interest and curiosity for quite some time now. It is a word written in Baybayin, one of the many old Philippine ...

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 ...

Consciously learning and practicing Baybayin can lead to discoveries about yourself as a Filipino and about the richness of Filipino culture It was a curious thing, the Spanish (among them the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The world has become significantly smaller as communication barriers continue to be torn down by translator tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other technology. These tools ...

Can you imagine making a grocery list in Baybayin script? The idea is not far-fetched. Last April, the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture approved the proposed “National Writing System Act ...