Alibata script originated in India; it came to use around AD 1000-1200 and it became extinct in the late 18th century. Although the major languages of the Philippines are now written using the Roman alphabet, the languages were first represented by a script from India called Alibata. Alibata is an elderly system of writing that was used in the Philippines way back centuries ago. Despite of the immense influence brought about by the Western colonization, variants of Alibata are still increasingly used by Filipino youths as a way to express their identity in some parts of Mindoro and Palawan.