5/18/2023 0 Comments Abakadang filipino![]() I didn’t want to pick something the previous guys got in case they question me so I randomly picked one. When it was my turn I didn’t feel like explaining my situation so I put on the uniform and picked my shoulder strap. The line was going fast and guys were just putting on the white uniform and grabbing their necessary epaulet. I got in line with applying seamen to get a photo taken. I walked out the building and searched for the 1st photo booth that I found at the “Seafarers Center”, the epicenter for the Philippine maritime industry. One of the requirements to register for a card is a 1×1 photo. While filming my documentary, Sulat ng Malansang Isda (Writing of the Stinky Fish) in Manila in 2012, I learned that there should be a copy at the National Library. In order to visit the Filipiana room, I needed a library card. ![]() The book Aklat sanayan ng abakadang Rizaleo (1994) by Marius V Diaz. Since then, I’ve been been looking for a copy of the whole book. I first heard about this modern version of Baybayin in 2008 from my friend Ray Haguisan who showed me a photocopy of one of the pages he got from someone at a Filipino Festival.
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