Filipinos never accepted this way of writing because it was too cumbersome and they were perfectly comfortable reading the old way. However, it is popular today among people who have rediscovered the baybayin but are not aware of the origin of the Spanish kudlit. (See the main article for more about the Spanish kudlit.)
Ngunit popular na ngayon ito sa mga taong natuklasan muli ang baybayin na hindi nakakaalam ng pinagmulan ng Kastilang kudlit. (Tingnan ang unang sanaysay tungkol dito.)