The Baybayin: Musings on a Forgotten History by John Paul ‘Lakan’ Olivares on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 9:48pm. Originally posted at Facebook notes.Olivares is researching and preparing his thesis on baybayin. 2012 Mandala ng Awit ng Panday The Baybayin: Musings on a Forgotten History In recent times, there has been a growing interest among Filipinos in the use of the Baybayin. The name Baybayin presently used as a...
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Back in November 2012, I found the paths of little sea snails on the sands of a beach of Palawan Island. They look like drawings and writing! Check these pictures out: swirls and wiggles a criss cross and almost straight lines. an apple. an upside down BA. almost a NGA. swirly path. a letter G! Do you see any baybayin-like shapes? I think I do.Makes me wonder how our Philippine ancestors viewed little sea snail paths...
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Flyer for Baybayin ATBP book launch Here are videos and pictures of the Baybayin ATBP Book Launch, Bahay Nakpil-Bautista, November 18, 2012. Click here for event photos on...
Read MoreGalaw Baybay-Nilay (Movement Meditation in Baybayin) Public Event · By Ginhawa Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:00am until 4:30pm Bukal ng Tipan, Cainta, Rizal Pagninilay sa kalooban at mga kaloob (gifts) bilang isang Pilipino, sa pamamagitan ng paggalaw ng Baybayin. Ang Baybayin ay ang sinaunang pamamaraan ng pagsusulat ng mga katutubong Pilipino. Gagamitin rin ang Baybayin upang pag-ugnayin ang galaw,...
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Try to get a copy of the new book Baybayin ATBP. See this feature written by Ime Morales and GMA Network. Excerpt of feature: If you think that baybayin, or the alibata, as it has come to be known in recent times, is simply our Filipino ancestors’ way of writing, then the contents of “Baybayin Atbp.: Mga Pag-aaral at Pagpapayaman ng Kulturang Pilipino” (Teresita B. Obusan, Raymond M. Cosare, and Minifred P. Gavino) will awaken your...
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