HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s a Filipino tradition that dates back thousands of years. And it can be found right here in Hawaii — at Natalia Roxas’ home in Waialua. Roxas’ is a practitioner of the ...

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 ...

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.

At 106, Apo Whang-od is the oldest known person practicing batok, a traditional tattooing technique that dates back 1,000 years in the Philippines. These tattoos were once badges of honor to warriors ...