Pagkawala ng Baybayin sa Kolonisasyon

Spanish colonization didn't just change the Philippines, it completely erased its indigenous writing

system. Before 1521, Filipinos used Baybayin, a syllabic script where every character

represented a syllable. When the Spanish arrived, they systematically replaced it with

the Latin alphabet to spread Christianity and Spanish culture. Within a century, an entire generation

grew up unable to read their ancestors' writings. The irony is that Baybayin was actually

more suited to Filipino languages than the alphabet we use today. This is why modern

efforts to revive Baybayin face such challenges. An entire literary heritage was lost

because colonizers decided their system was superior. That's the hidden cost of colonization