The last living mambabatok is thrust into the spotlight once again, after digital learning platform Nas Academy is criticized for featuring her in an online tattooing course Called a living legend, a ...

BUSCALAN, PHILIPPINES • Whang-Od, 107, has witnessed more than a century of change in her remote village in the Philippine northern hills. But the greatest changes have come because of her, the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Content creator and model-actress Zeinab Harake is the latest celebrity to get inked by legendary mambabatok Apo Whang-Od. Zeinab shared her experience of traveling to Buscalan, ...

MANILA, Philippines — "Eat Bulaga" host Ryzza Mae Dizon is the latest celebrity to receive a tattoo from legendary mambabatok Apo Whang-Od. Dizon shared photos on her Instagram account of her visit to ...

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BUSCALAN TINGLAYAN, Kalinga — I was inked last Holy Week in my right forearm with the iconic three dots tattoo by Apo Whang-Od, the so-called last and oldest surviving mambabatok. Batok refers to the ...

100-year-old tattoo artist Whang Od transforms remote mountain village into a haven for tourists She wakes up every morning at dawn and mixes an ink out of pine soot and water. She threads a thorn ...

Michelle Dee’s competition gown in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant earned praises, not only for its unique design, but also for drawing inspiration from Apo Whang-Od, the centenarian “mambabatok” ...

(UPDATED) For netizens, having the centenarian tattoo artist from Buscalan, Kalinga, work at the trade fair in Metro Manila is a blatant act of exploitation and commodification of her culture MANILA, ...

Whang-od's nephew Jayvee Franz Paclay Sabawil says the centenarian tattoo artist should have been allowed to conduct the live sessions inside a private room instead of a platform in the exhibit area ...