Apo Whang-od is a tattooed badass in CNN’s ‘Great Big Story’

Gelo Lasin

New York-based media company ‘Great Big Story’ just discovered what we, Filos, have known all along: Apo Whang-od is a 101-year-old badass.

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CNN’s digital platform for millennials recently featured the legendary Filipino tattoo artist from Kalinga in a new video, which is centered around the idea that the ‘mambabatok’ is the last of her kind.

The clip tells the story behind Apo Whang-od’s famous tats…

Youtube - Great Big Story

As well as the process on how they’re made

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Watch the full video here:

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