Grace Palicas, the grandniece and protégé of Buscalan-based “mambabatok” Apo Whang-Od, is elated by world recognition bestowed on the revered tattoo artist over her cover story for a fashion magazine ...

Nobody knows exactly how old Whang-od is, but locals say she is over 100. As the last true tattoo artist in the Philippines, Whang-od practices the ancient form of tattooing that she learned in her ...

Online content creator Nuseir Yassin, who maintains the Facebook page Nas Daily, has taken down the online course featuring tattoo master Apo Whang-Od after her grandniece called it out for being a ...

The Nas Academy – an online learning platform created by Nuseir Yassin aka Nas Daily – has taken down its page offering a traditional tattooing course by world-renowned traditional tattoo artist Whang ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In the remote mountain province of Kalinga in Luzon, lives Maria Oggay or Apo Whang-Od, the country’s oldest mambabatok or traditional tattoo artist. In a place famous for its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Online learning platform Nas Academy has denied allegations that the course featuring a beloved Filipino tattoo artist is a scam.

She’s a star but remains unassuming. She easily bursts into toothless chuckles but her mood swings are wicked. She is quite elusive. This is Apo Whang-od, the woman behind the indigenous tattoo art, ...

Over the weekend, Twitter and Facebook blew up with outrage over the exploitation of Kalinga tattoo artist Whang Od Oggay at Manila Fame. Manila Fame is the country’s premier design and lifestyle ...

'Ang masasabi ko lang, sana nandoon sila sa event para alam nila. Hindi tayo sana mapanghusga,' says Grace Palicas, Apo Whang-od's grandniece MANILA, Philippines – The family of Filipino traditional ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Nas Daily has responded to allegations that "Whang-Od Academy" was a scam and that Whang-Od signed no contract with ...

MANILA, Philippines – Organizers of the Manila FAME denied that Filipino tattoo artist Apo Whang-od was “exploited” during the trade fair that ran from October 20 to 22. Whang-od, a centenarian, and ...