Traditional Kalinga tattoo artist Apo Whang-od Oggay led the list of exceptional individuals who were feted in an award ceremony led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Malacanang, last Wednesday.
Apo Whang-Od, the iconic traditional tattoo artist or mambabatok from the Butbut community of Buscalan, Kalinga.
“She is a keeper of oral traditions and a mentor, teaching a new generation of artists, thus ensuring that her art form lives on to tell tales of her community’s history,” he added. Among those who received the DBA was Fernando Viado, who became an outstanding mechanic of the City of Government Antipolo despite being partially deaf.
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