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European Union (EU) to the Philippines Ambassador Luc Veron had his first batok tattoo when he met Apo Whang-Od in Kalinga. In his post on X, Veron shared about his experience when he met Whang-Od, a traditional tattoo artists of the Butbut tribe, and when he witnessed the tradition of the...

The question is does our oldest living mambabatok have the right to sign away 'all the rituals, tools, and methods' of this ancient art of tattooing When viewed as an ancient practice, there is nothing personal in the Kalinga tattoo. On the men, especially during the headhunting phase of Kalinga...