This tattoo is a tribute of Zhamhyre from Las Vegas to his Filipino culture and as well as to the country where he grew up, Hawaii. The Filipino symbols are the 3 stars, sun and the Philippine flag while the Hawaiian symbol is the island overlapping the sun. The Baybayin at the middle means “Rest [...]

A self experienced tattoo is what Chrmsx of California sent to us. Empowered Filipina is the theme of her tattoo. For her, Filipinas should know and exercise their rights. Women and men are made equally by God, thus,  should be given equal rights.  As a reminder to fight for her rights and wants, Chrmsx had [...]

A flower tattoo is what Serena Flores from Stockton, CA had for us. The flower in her tattoo is the very known native Gumamela flower of the Philippines. Under the Gumamela is the word “Maganda” which means “Beautiful” in English. Serena grew up with her family calling her “maganda” and that word meant a lot [...]

This is the very first tattoo of  Jovel Castaneda from Marikina, Philippines. Why Scorpion? Because basically it is his sign in the Western horoscope. Why red? Because red a symbol of toughness and fierce. It is commonly used as a sign of bravery. Jovel admit that he may look tough outside but honestly he is [...]

“Viva Las Filipinas” is what you can see at the back of Marq from Philippines. This very huge tattoo located at Marq’s back is actually his first tattoo. Viva Las Filipinas is a Spanish word for “Long live Philippines!”. In Filipino, it actually means “Mabuhay Pilipinas!”. These words are sign of proud and love for [...]

I’ll be at Pistahan @ San Francisco Yerba Buena Gardens 8/14-15. At the Creativity Pavilion, there we will host 3 exhibits: 1) Baybayin (aka Alibata) art, 2) Surat Mangyan and ambahan 3) Traditional Tribal Filipino Tattoos. FREE Baybayin workshops, carving and painting demos. Look out for my latest artwork at the festival. See Pistahan.net for [...]

One symbol means it all. The bearers tattoo which is located on his inner bicep is obviously the sun in the Philippine flag. Jared (bearer) have this tattoo to show that he is a half-Filipino. He is very proud and he really mean it! He also have his last name in Baybayin on his wrist.

“Una Pamilya”, when translated in English means “Family First”. That is the meaning of Christian tattoo which he placed at the back of his neck. For him, family will always be in the first priority which  is a unique feature of Filipinos. One character is slightly off. Can anyone spot it? Check out baybayin.com for [...]

Lani of Fairfield wanted this to basically represent her Filipino pride in a sunset. The numbers also have a meaning because 11 is the month her two kids were born and 74 represents here number. Basically, her tattoo means family oriented. Filipinos are really family oriented and you can’t take it away from them. This [...]

This very symbolic Balisong tattoo is from Gerald Maranan of Hayward, CA. The knife represents his father who lived in Batangas, Philippines. Balisong is very popular in Batangas as they are the maker of this kind of knife in the Philippines. The two handles represents his sons Jhayven and Joseph. And the whole dagger represents [...]