The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), an attached agency of the the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is investigating if there are violations committed against Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) amidst the Whang-Od and Nas Academy...
“He said, she said.” That continues to be the theme of the controversy around social personality Nusier Yassin (Nas Daily) and Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo . Louise Mabulo and Nas Daily In his latest video post, released on Aug. 9, 2021, Nas Daily explains his side, describing the...
As we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, let's remember the importance of the indigenous groups in our country and our role in protecting them Photo by Noel Pabalate After Republic Act (RA) No. 10689 was passed in 2015, we now celebrate every Aug. 9 as National Indigenous Peoples Day. This...
A House of Representative body has endorsed committee approval of a bill proposing to protect intellectual property rights of indigenous communities and at the same time may address issues surrounding the Apo Whang Od- Nas Daily controversy. Whang Od Anak Mindanao Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan...
Catriona Gray Following the recent controversy surrounding Nas Daily, former Miss Universe Catriona Gray has stopped accepting new applicants for her academy, where she was expected to teach self-confidence and overcoming insecurities. Catriona issued the statement through Cornerstone...
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...
Is Palestinean-Israeli video blogger Nas Daily now slowly becoming a pariah on social media? Note that last Aug. 4, before his issue with the 104-year-old Kalinga tattoo master and Dangal Haraya awardee Whang-od surfaced, he has 20.98 million followers. As of writing, he now only has 20.47 million....
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...
"I was disappointed to learn that the man I’d looked up to for years was not the bearer of good news, he’d misled his followers to believe he was." After claims appeared online about Nas Academy's Whang-od course, young chef Louise De Guzman Mabulo shares her experience with Naseir Yassin or...
Louise Emmanuelle De Guzman Mabulo, the founder of The Cacao Project, recently opened up on controversial Palestinean-Israeli video blogger Nas Daily. In a lengthy social media post, Louise noted how she kept her silence for two years. However, in the light of recent news involving Nas Daily...
Nas Academy wants to set the record straight Screenshot from Nas Academy Nas Academy breaks its silence and issues a lengthy statement regarding claims that its Whang-od Academy is a scam, exploits Philippine culture, and that Whang-od has no knowledge of the project. Through a Facebook post...
Nas Academy, an online learning platform created by Nuseir Yassin aka Nas Daily, refuted allegations that the Whang-Od Academy is a "scam." In an official statement, they noted how the 104-year-old Kalinga tattoo master and Dangal Haraya awardee herself, is aware of it, contrary to the recent...
