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...
Michelle Dee got inked by Apo Whang-Od recently. The 2023 Miss Universe-PH titleholder shared a video of the moment with fans via social media. She wrote, “Finally!! Grateful for my team @personifi.io for making this trip with me. What an amazing way to start the month of May and my final days as...
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...
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...
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...
China Banking Corporation has maintained its regional and local standing as one of the best-governed publicly listed companies in the 2021 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessments. At the recent virtual awarding by the Institute of Corporate Governance, China Bank was recognized anew...
China Banking Corporation reported a 39 percent jump in net profit to P10.1 billion in the first six months of 2022 from the P7.3 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said earnings growth was driven mainly by higher net interest...
China Banking Corporation (China Bank) reported a 37 percent jump in net profits to P4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022 from P3.6 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the improved profitability, driven by sustained core business...
China Banking Corporation and its investment banking arm China Bank Capital bagged top honors at the recent 2022 PDS Awards of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries (PDS) Group. China Bank won the Cesar E.A. Virata Award (Bank Category), the highest distinction that the PDS...
