Vice President Sara Duterte went against her mother’s wishes and had herself tattooed by 107-year-old Apo Whang-Od, the oldest tattoo artist in the world, during a recent trip to Buscalan, Kalinga province over the weekend. Vice President Sara Duterte gets inked by Apo Whang-Od in...
Piolo Pascual (Facebook) It looks like Piolo Pascual got cheeky during his visit to Apo Whang-od recently. Aside from her well-known traditional mambabatok skills, Apo Whang-od is also known to grab male private parts whenever they come to visit or just to get a tattoo from her. And one of those...
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? -- Revered tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od muses as she rides a Philippine Air Force Blackhawk helicopter from Buscalan, Kalinga to Manila on Feb. 14 to 15, 2024. (Photo by PAF) Revered tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od flew onboard a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Blackhawk helicopter from...
Apo Maria Whang-Od, the legendary master mambabatok from Buscalan, Kalinga, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit for her impact and influence in preserving the country's heritage and culture. NATIONAL TREASURE —President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. awards the Presidential Medal of...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Friday, July 7, visited famous Filipino tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Kalinga. Sen. Robin Padilla with Apo Whang Od in Kalinga. (Photos courtesy of O/S Robin Padilla) “Isang karangalan po ang bisitahin at makasama kayo. Tutuparin po natin ang inyong mga...
For its April issue, Vogue Philippines sheds a light on the country’s age-old tattoo heritage by putting Kalinga’s Apo Whang-Od on its cover. As a result, the Filipino fashion magazine makes history by having “Vogue's oldest ever cover model,” as reported by...
An anthropology professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman offered an explanation regarding the controversy involving Apo Whang-od of Kalinga and Palestinian-Israeli content creator Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily. Tattoo master Apo Whang-od and vlogger Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily...
