There’s always a story behind the story. Writer Nina Unlay tells us about her trip to meet the famed mambabatok Whang-od, the icon we’ve built her up to be, and her contribution to modern Philippine tattoo culture.
There’s always a story behind the story. Writer Nina Unlay tells us about her trip to meet the famed mambabatok Whang-od, the icon we’ve built her up to be, and her contribution to modern Philippine tattoo culture.
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