Putting a needle to your skin for a permanent piece of body art has become commonplace in our culture, but the Far East was doing it long before anyone in America thought of etching a heart with the ...
The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a revival ...
MANILA – It was on Facebook that online clothes seller Rosemalynne Delos Santos discovered her love for Baybayin, the ancient writing system used by her Filipino ancestors. Ms Delos Santos, 40, said ...