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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An exhibit on baybayin art just opened in the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Gallery in Manila. "CalligraFilipino I: Baybayin Illumination" is a solo exhibition showcasing the work of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The old is typically replaced by the new; but, a revitalisation of Indigenous languages and ancient scripts amongst the young reveals that the past says more about Filipinos than what was written.

Taipan Lucero doing calligraphy using the indigenous script known as Baybayin, used before Spanish colonisation in 1521, at an event in Manila on June 22, 2019. (AFPrelaxnews pic) With deliberate ...