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“Pangasinan Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil is pushing for the protection and conservation of “Baybayin” and its adoption as the National Script of the Philippines. “If we are doing our best to preserve our endangered species, how much more should we do all means to preserve our endangered national treasure, the baybayan script?” As proposed, Baybayin, also known as Alibata shall be declared as the national script and inscribed in various...

Please visit this facebook event page to learn more about the Baybayin Creativity Workshops in the Metro Manila Area. It is given by Sarah Queblatin, friends & associates. Offering workshops in: * Baybayin Calligraphy * Baybayin Glass Painting* Baybayin...

How was the Native American re-programmed? How does an educational system focus minds and hearts of any race or country? Listening to the experience of the Native Americans through Cornel Pewewardy’s words, this makes me think about how western education, at the turn of the 20th century, might have, at the same while introducing western civilization to the country of the Philippines(and prepping Philippine nationals to become...

Reconnecting to indigenous ways and to our ancestral heritage can be done. What is tacit knowing, talinghaga, metaphorical sight and understanding? What is the balance of Masculine and Feminine Principle? What is pakikipagkapwa? What is the indigenous worldview? Let’s learn from each other and from centering ourselves and going to the Source. We can also learn from our local elders—talk to them. And we can learn and...

Recent FB chat about baybayin healing on Virgil Mayor Apostol’s wall: Christian Cabuay Here’s an article about the Baybayin healing I told you about last year. It’s towards the bottom. “Healing modality is one very important function of the Baybayin Script. Women in the old times were better adept to the Syllabary because of this specific need. A fresh leaf (usually banana) is passed over fire before Baybayin...