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    Whang-od Oggay is a 105-year-old tattoo artist from the Butbut tribe in the Philippines who is considered the last traditional mambabatok, or tattoo artist. She has been practicing the traditional pagbabatok technique for over 80 years, tattooing many people including headhunters. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award honors individuals who contribute to the Philippines' intangible cultural heritage. Whang-od deserves this award because she is the only person still practicing traditional Kalinga tattooing and has preserved these traditions by training younger artists. Recognizing her in this way would help maintain the country's rich cultural heritage.

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    Whang-od Oggay is a 105-year-old tattoo artist from the Butbut tribe in the Philippines who is considered the last traditional mambabatok, or tattoo artist. She has been practicing the traditional pagbabatok technique for over 80 years, tattooing many people including headhunters. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award honors individuals who contribute to the Philippines' intangible cultural heritage. Whang-od deserves this award because she is the only person still practicing traditional Kalinga tattooing and has preserved these traditions by training younger artists. Recognizing her in this way would help maintain the country's rich cultural heritage.

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    Whang-od Oggay is a 105-year-old tattoo artist from the Butbut tribe in the Philippines who is considered the last traditional mambabatok, or tattoo artist. She has been practicing the traditional pagbabatok technique for over 80 years, tattooing many people including headhunters. The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan award honors individuals who contribute to the Philippines' intangible cultural heritage. Whang-od deserves this award because she is the only person still practicing traditional Kalinga tattooing and has preserved these traditions by training younger artists. Recognizing her in this way would help maintain the country's rich cultural heritage.

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    JIMENEA, SARAH ANGELICA I.

    CONTEMPORARY ARTS
    12-AMORSOLO OCTOBER 19, 2022

    In Buscalan, Kalinga, Whang-od Oggay is regarded as the last mambabatok


    (Kalinga tattoo artist) from the Butbut tribe. Since she began her lengthy
    career 80 years ago, she has inked several people, including head hunters
    from an indigenous tribe.

    The Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), also known as the National


    Living Treasures Award, is given to an individual or group of artists by the
    Philippine government in recognition of their contributions to the
    intangible cultural heritage of the nation.

    Whang-od deserves to be honored to be a GAMABA artist because she is


    the only Mambabatok who still practices traditional tattooing in Kalinga.
    She began learning the traditional tattooing technique called as
    pagbabatok as a young child and also is recognized with tattooing more
    warriors and headhunters than any other individual of her tribe.
    Whang-od turned 105 on february 17 and she is the only living
    mambabatok and preserving the traditions of kalinga.Bringing awareness
    to a form of traditional tattooing and training several practitioners.

    By giving whang-od the GAMABA award, the rich culture of the Filipino
    heritage is maintained while also recognizing the beauty and grace of
    ancient art. Whang-od absolutely deserves the title of manlilikha ng bayan.

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