Whang-Od Oggay With a foot-long bamboo stick embedded ... Whang-Od began her training at 15 under the guidance of her father, a master tattoo artist. Though some say she is now more than 100 ...

At the center of this revival is Apo Whang-Od Oggay, who is believed to be the ... with three dots (which signified three generations of tattoo artists from her, the passing of the torch), but ...