<Ul> <Li> Tagbanwa alphabet </Li> <Li> Tagalog script </Li> <Li> Iloko </Li> </Ul> <Li> the lineo - angular trait - </Li> <P> The scripts found in the Samar - Leyte area as reported by Alzina straddle the two categories - they show both lineo - angular and curvi - linear features . </P> <P> The early Filipinos wrote on many different materials; leaves, palm fronds, tree bark and fruit rinds, but the most common material was bamboo . The writing tools or panulat were the points of daggers or small pieces of iron . Once the letters were carved into the bamboo, it was wiped with ash to make the characters stand out more . Sharpened splits of bamboo were used with colored plant saps to write on more delicate materials such as leaves . </P>

Who brought the syllabary system of writing to the philippines