In the small village of Buscalan in Kalinga province, 92-year-old Maria "Pangud" Oggay has been practicing the traditional art of tattooing for almost 77 years now. She is the province’s only living ...

At 106 years old, Apo Whang-Od (also known as Maria Oggay), has become the oldest person to grace a Vogue cover. The indigenous Filipino woman of the Kalinga tribe is seen on the April cover for Vogue ...

It was a humbling experience,” said actor Coco Martin of the time he personally met renowned Kalinga-based tattoo artist Whang-od, who paid him a visit in Manila recently. “At 100 years old, she is ...

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Vogue Philippines released its April issue on Friday and its newest cover model is an 106-year-old indigenous Kalinga woman, Apo Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay. Whang-Od, from the small mountain ...

Manila, Philippines--De La Salle University's (DLSU) Harlequin Theatre Guild celebrates its 51st season by staging "Ang Huling Mambabatok," a play based on the life of Maria Oggay, also known as Whang ...

Apo Whang-od, the last living ‘mambabatok’, or traditional Kalinga tattooist, is one of those featured in a current art exhibit in Ontario, Canada. The exhibit titled “Tattoo: Ritual, identity, ...

1 PHOTOS: A CHORUS LINE Manila Cast Meets the Press 2 Photos: A CHORUS LINE in Manila Starring Conrad Ricamora, Lissa deGuzman and More Manila, Philippines--De La Salle University's (DLSU) Harlequin ...

Tattoo enthusiasts looking to get inked the “traditional way” may not have to travel to Kalinga province in the Cordilleras to get their fix. According to a viral Facebook post by the Pinto Art Museum ...