At 106, Apo Whang-od is the oldest known person practicing batok, a traditional tattooing technique that dates back 1,000 years in the Philippines. These tattoos were once badges of honor to warriors ...

Filipinos from all over the archipelago, as well as foreign tourists, come to the mountain village of Buscalan so that this one woman can mark them with her traditional tattoo art. Believed to be ...

Maria Fang-od Oggay at her home in the village of Buscalan, in the northern Philippines, last week. She belongs to the last generation of her ethnic group bearing a full set of traditional tattoos and ...

The Filipino mambabatok Whang-Od, said to be the world’s oldest tattoo artist, was featured in the latest video of Palestinian-Israeli vlogger Nas Daily. In his vlog released Tuesday, Nas said it took ...

Talilo Marfil and Apo Whang-od in "Waves" video. Image courtesy of Cruz Media. Facebook might still be good for something after all. Back in 2019, Portland rapper Talilo Marfil connected with ...

Excitement and fervour at a colourful tattoo show in the Philippines turned into outrage after a celebrated tribal artist's appearance was criticised for being "blatantly exploitive". But is it all so ...

Will Hatton says his main motivation was to locate an elusive tribal tattoo artist and get inked, the traditional way. We’re talking the use of thorns, soot and a bamboo hammer. Gulp. And the ...