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Home Grown Tattoo Artist

Tattoo artist Wilma Gaspili from the Cordillera region does what she do best—traditional tap tattooing—on a client.

Whang-Od granted Medal of Merit award

President Marcos on Wednesday awarded Apo Whang-Od, a master “mambabatok” or tattoo artist from Kalinga, with the Presidential Medal of Merit for her contributions...

Marcos bestows Presidential Medal of Merit on cultural icon Apo Whang-Od

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. hailed Apo Whang-Od, a master mambabatok (tattooist) and cultural icon from Kalinga, with the Presidential Medal of Merit for her contributions to...

Of peace signs and skulls

We have come to think of people with tattoos on their body as a breed apart, notoriously drawn to trouble—criminals, street gang members, savages,...
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