Nearly 500 years on, tribal tattooing is almost extinct ... For more than eight decades, Whang-Od has been inking the headhunting warriors and women of her Kalinga tribe. Using the traditional ...

“These are the grandfathers of the Filipino tribes – the Mangyans of Mindoro, the Aetas of Pampanga and the Dumagats of Sierra Madre. These are the best Filipinos in the tribal games ...

Manda said he had received death threats for years and in 2002, his cousin and former tribal leader, Giovanni Umbang, was also killed. He, too, had vocally opposed mining exploration. The two ...

Who is Lapu-Lapu, and why is he being celebrated by Filipino migrants in Vancouver? The common portrayal of Lapu-Lapu is of a young, virile, muscular datu – or tribal chieftain in Tagalog – of ...

He grew up in the Philippines and saw African artifacts mixed in with tribal Filipino decor in his relatives ... they also were inspired by Japan’s iconic warrior, the samurai.

The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a ...

Nearly 500 years on, tribal tattooing is almost extinct ... For more than eight decades, Whang-Od has been inking the headhunting warriors and women of her Kalinga tribe. Using the traditional ...

For more than eight decades, Whang-Od has been inking the headhunting warriors and ... Joe Ash Image caption, Filipino heritage is essential if someone wants to have a tribal tattoo "It's more ...