In September 2015, netizens lobbied for the declaration of Apo Whang-od as a National Artist of the Philippines for her role in preserving the dying art of cultural tattoo. Eighty-eight-year-old Whang-od Oggay is considered as the last mambabatok (hand-tap tattoo artist) of her tribe. She hails from mountains of the Cordilleras, specifically in Buscalan […]
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Dumaguete’s Cultural Dance Group Shines & Wins Big in South Korea
They performed a dance number called “Tag-araw” which is inspired by Philippines’ summer. “The Filipinos are happy people with a warm and kind smile. We have expressed the fascinating scenery, life overflowing summer of the Philippines and their burning passion into fiesta.” The music is ABS-CBN Summer Station ID 2012 “Pinoy […]