http://asianjournal.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://asianjournal.com/community/community-news/2236.html?task=view#josc416 Baybayin is actually the proper name. Alibata was a term coined in the early 1900\'s. The first characters in the Arabic alphabet are ALIF-BA-TA. The “F” was dropped due to it rolling off the tongue better as Alibata rather than Alifbata. The script actually originated in India. Baybayin.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43:55 +0100