Baybayin was the written language of the Philippines before colonization. In 1999, American Filipinos permanently preserved the language through getting tattoos.

The provincial government of Southern Leyte and the local government of Limasawa initiated a five-day skills training on pot ...

For Jay Enage, 50, one of the few Baybayin instructors in the country, the language is a crucial puzzle piece to Filipino identity. “The writing is visual. So that’s why it’s powerful ...