JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — To Grace Bao, it's more than just a tattoo on her arm. “This is actually a very common design motif when it comes to Batok across all the different tribes,” Bao said. What ...

Vogue Philippine's April cover features Apo Whang-Od, a 106-year-old Indigenous tattoo artist. Whang-Od is Vogue's oldest-ever cover star, unseating Judi Dench who was featured at 85. She's credited ...

The first sound I heard upon reaching Buscalan was that of heaving and panting. A group of us had just completed a steep climb to the remote village, which is tucked deep into the undulating mountains ...

There's an Indigenous form of tattooing based in the Philippines called batok, dating back to pre-colonial days. Natalia Roxas is a practitioner based in Hawaii. She calls it a spiritual ceremony.