Mga bato sa Tiwi, Albay, may nakaukit na mga titik, numero at simbolo na hawig daw sa sinaunang sulat ng ating mga ninuno... ang baybayin!
Ang paniniwala ng ilan, ang mga nakaukit sa bato, palatandaan din daw na may nakatago ritong… kayamanan?!
“Baybayin” nga ba ito at ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng mga nakaukit sa bato? Panoorin ang video.
Ang paniniwala ng ilan, ang mga nakaukit sa bato, palatandaan din daw na may nakatago ritong… kayamanan?!
“Baybayin” nga ba ito at ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng mga nakaukit sa bato? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 If only the stones discovered in Tiwi Albay could speak,
00:07 what would they say about our ancestors?
00:12 Because the stones have a written record.
00:16 In the vastness of the stones in this land in Tiwi Albay,
00:23 in this stone called Bato Balani,
00:26 the Silloni will be found.
00:28 At first glance, it seems like there's nothing special about it.
00:32 But when you look at it,
00:35 you'll notice that there are things that are attached to it.
00:40 Like dots, numbers, and symbols
00:44 that are said to be related to the ancient writings of our ancestors,
00:48 the Baibahin.
00:50 Why are these stones written?
00:52 Am I being curious?
00:54 And they also believe that those who are attached to the stones
00:58 have a record that there are hidden riches around them.
01:03 This is the shape of an arrow.
01:05 I got the coins from the parting.
01:08 The parting is here.
01:09 Because it's made of steel.
01:11 What are those who are attached to the stones?
01:24 In 2002,
01:25 when Leone accidentally discovered a stone
01:29 at the foot of Mount Malinaw.
01:32 This is the first stone I saw.
01:35 I didn't know anything about it.
01:36 I made a note of it.
01:39 Two weeks later,
01:41 in the upper part of the farm,
01:44 he discovered something new.
01:46 Why is there a note here?
01:48 I'm curious.
01:49 The second stone
01:51 has inscriptions that seem familiar to him,
01:54 like the numbers 1, 8, 9, and 8,
01:59 or 1898.
02:01 This doesn't seem to move.
02:02 There's a stand for you to stand on.
02:04 Leone also noticed
02:06 that the inscriptions on the stone below
02:08 seem to be lying down.
02:10 This looks like a city.
02:12 This is a shrine.
02:13 This is a liturgy.
02:15 This looks like a flower.
02:16 It's different.
02:18 It's written.
02:20 Leone didn't notice it
02:23 until his son, Fatima,
02:25 decided to do this school project.
02:28 It's really different.
02:29 This is Sir Darwin.
02:30 He's doing a project on our culture here in Tiwil.
02:33 We bought it.
02:34 When I first saw it,
02:35 I thought it wasn't real
02:37 because it's rare to find such stone inscriptions.
02:40 Teacher Darwin's doubt
02:42 was whether this is a possible sign
02:46 of stone inscriptions
02:48 found in their neighboring province,
02:51 Tikau Island in Masbate.
02:53 In 2011,
02:56 when a stone found
02:59 in a village
03:01 that, according to experts,
03:03 was probably made in the 17th century,
03:06 the stone is still visible.
03:08 The students even made a doormat
03:10 or shoe rack.
03:13 But because it's an important historical sign,
03:17 the stone is now on display
03:19 in the National Museum.
03:21 The Baybayin was a traditional writing style
03:24 of the Filipinos.
03:25 Before the colonizers arrived,
03:27 they used a lot of sounds
03:31 so it became an alphabet.
03:33 But there are stories here in Tiwi
03:35 that these stones
03:37 are not only important in history,
03:40 but also a reminder
03:42 of the wealth that was once in it.
03:45 It can also be connected to stories
03:47 from the past
03:48 because it's close to a place
03:50 where there's a saying
03:51 about a ship like this
03:53 that was once called "encantado".
03:55 The owner of almost 7 hectares of land
03:58 where the stone was found
04:00 that had been carved by Xavier
04:02 was also shocked by the imagination.
04:05 When I saw it,
04:07 it came to my mind
04:08 that it coordinates
04:10 where the treasure can be placed.
04:12 And it seems like
04:14 their stories are true.
04:17 The stories are true
04:19 because Leonie
04:20 was told that there are treasures
04:22 near the stone.
04:24 Even though it's a neighborhood,
04:26 there are also treasures.
04:27 What are the treasures
04:31 that they found?
04:32 In our team's investigation,
04:35 they discovered something.
04:37 Letter M, A,
04:39 and then,
04:40 this is like,
04:41 letter N, and then,
04:42 this is O.
04:43 It's like I'm reading a book.
04:45 Who is he?
04:46 And what is his connection
04:48 to the carved stone?
04:50 There are characters
04:51 that are definitely
04:52 like a pair.
04:53 Can these stones
04:57 teach
04:59 other treasures
05:01 around it?
05:02 It coordinates where
05:04 the treasure can be placed.
05:06 This is the shape of the sun.
05:08 I got this from a party.
05:11 It's gold.
05:12 It's 14-carat gold.
05:13 Let's just go ahead
05:16 and answer all of those
05:19 in our return.
05:21 Two stones
05:27 were found in Tiwi Albay
05:29 that have engraved
05:31 the belief of the people
05:33 not only the "Baybayin"
05:34 or the ancient writing
05:36 of our ancestors,
05:37 but the engraved here
05:40 are not just
05:40 a symbol
05:42 or a sign
05:43 of the treasures
05:45 that can be found
05:46 around it.
05:48 As a proof,
05:50 in 2018,
05:51 Leone was struck
05:53 by an old roof and glass
05:56 on the ground near the stone.
05:58 While their neighbor,
05:59 Paul,
06:00 in 2020,
06:02 was next to his farm,
06:04 he was struck by
06:05 these barriers.
06:06 This is the shape of the sun.
06:09 I got this from a party.
06:10 It's gold.
06:12 I got this from a party.
06:13 It's gold.
06:15 It's 14-carat gold.
06:16 We can't just die.
06:21 They need to coordinate with us.
06:23 We advise them
06:25 to be precocious
06:27 because the stones are unstable.
06:29 If there are treasures
06:30 that can be found,
06:33 the LGU will still be subject to it.
06:35 To find out
06:36 what the engraved stones
06:38 mean,
06:40 Professor and his fellow villagers,
06:41 Ray Ostria,
06:43 went to the site.
06:45 He first looked at the stones
06:48 at the bottom.
06:49 In the alphabet,
06:50 there's something like "U".
06:52 This one looks like "U",
06:54 but since there's a line
06:55 at the bottom,
06:56 it looks like "A".
06:58 It's like a wave.
06:59 There's nothing like that
07:00 in the village.
07:01 When you get here,
07:02 you'll see "IN".
07:04 Then "IN",
07:06 it's like something's happening.
07:07 [dramatic music]
07:11 He went to the next stone
07:14 at the top.
07:15 Are there characters
07:16 that are possibly "Bai-bai"?
07:17 [dramatic music]
07:20 There's nothing like that
07:21 at the bottom.
07:22 At first glance,
07:23 there are characters
07:25 that look like "Bai-bai".
07:27 Although,
07:27 if we look at the length
07:30 of the two stones,
07:31 there are characters
07:32 that are hard to read.
07:34 There are more characters
07:35 that we can't understand
07:36 than what we know.
07:37 Meanwhile,
07:38 Yoni also found out
07:41 who's the possible
07:43 symbol of the stone.
07:45 It's time to tell him
07:47 about the land's caretaker,
07:49 Mang Carlito.
07:51 Who wrote the stone?
07:52 The person who's in charge of it.
07:54 It looks like a strong person.
07:55 He made it.
07:56 His name is written on it.
07:57 [dramatic music]
08:03 But why 1898?
08:05 We don't know.
08:06 It's just a trial
08:07 to find out who's the "Bai-bai".
08:08 Meniano or Miniano
08:11 was a well-known
08:12 pandai in their barangay.
08:14 Our team
08:16 looked for his relatives.
08:18 Ma'am, do you know
08:19 Sir Meniano?
08:20 Meniano Credo?
08:22 Yes, ma'am.
08:23 I know him.
08:24 He lives down there.
08:26 I know him.
08:27 This is his son.
08:29 Nui Credo.
08:29 [dramatic music]
08:31 In San Pablo City, Laguna,
08:33 our team found
08:35 Meniano's son,
08:37 Nui.
08:38 I remember that
08:39 my father used to
08:40 carve stones.
08:41 He used to use it
08:43 as a tool.
08:44 Did your father like
08:44 to mark his land?
08:46 I saw it on the muhon,
08:47 on our land.
08:49 There's a person
08:50 who carved it.
08:50 What did he carve?
08:51 Sometimes, he writes his name
08:54 and his signature.
08:56 [dramatic music]
09:00 Maybe if we can prove
09:02 that it's not pre-colonial text,
09:05 it's okay if we can prove
09:07 that this stone is legit.
09:09 I hope it's taken care of.
09:11 If it's carbon dated,
09:12 you'll know how long it's been.
09:14 The good thing is
09:16 don't clean it.
09:18 Don't bother with it.
09:19 As is, if I can get the stone,
09:21 if it's really old,
09:22 it's a national treasure.
09:24 [dramatic music]
09:25 Even now,
09:27 it's not clear
09:28 what the importance of
09:30 the Monreal Stone
09:31 is.
09:32 The stones that are carved on the stone,
09:35 it's still a good opportunity
09:37 to continue to revive the interest
09:40 in the country.
09:41 It can be seen in other modern things.
09:45 It's a solid proof that even before we were
09:49 surrounded by the Spanish,
09:51 our ancestors had their own way of writing
09:54 and communicating.
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