Ancient art: Lucero doing calligraphy using the indigenous script known as Baybayin at an event in Manila. — AFP
Manila: 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 the Philippines’ heritage.
Once confined to history classes, Baybayin, a 17-character indigenous script used before Spanish colonisation, is making a comeback among the nation’s millennials, young professionals and diaspora.
