Half-done, this tribal tattoo of Mikey from San Diego, California is a free-hand work by Tha Kuya at Islandtat. The Lakas in an aggressive bamboo style was his own idea and the others were ideas of Kuya. Shark teeth is also visible in his tattoo. Mikey is still planning to put bamboo leaves, binig patter [...]

A representation of the Philippines. This is what the 3 Stars and a Sun means for Bhadz of Orlando that’s why he had this tattoo on his legs. A huge one for his huge love for his country. For him, this also means one nation, one blood and one pride. If you’re a true Filipino, [...]

Our anonymous sender shared to us his tattoo. He was born Filipino but raised in the island of Guam. And his tattoo is the Philippine 3 Stars and a Sun. On the middle of the sun is the symbol of Guam. His tattoo really meant to show his two countries. This also shows his blood [...]

“Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa pinanggalingan – Dr. Jose P. Rizal” This was once said by Dr. Rizal that reminds us Filipinos to love and look back in our homeland wherever we are n the world. This also reminds us to love our country back and be proud of our [...]

A very loving and respectful indeed, that is Bernard Pangilinan of Las Vegas. His tattoo is very meaningful and it has a heart. His tattoo includes blue and red parts of the Filipino flag represented by water and fire. He said he did this because he also wants to represent his children in his tattoo. [...]

“A fetus handling armalite gun”..sounds weird but actually not based on what you can see in the bearer’s tattoo. George from Hawaii, which is the bearer, had this tattoo on his leg as a remembrance of his little girl’s birth while he was in Iraq. We can assume that he was a military destined in [...]

As what the title said, this tattoo is a traditional tribal one with Alibata saying “Filipino”.  The tattoo is located at the outer side of Shawn’s leg. To give you some background, tribal tattoos are more on black inks, holds up very well and doesn’t fade easily. Plus, this is easy to design and very [...]

Translating those letters in the tattoo using Baybayin will result to the word “Pagala.” According to Roger of Hawaii, this design, which contained 3 Stars and a Sun, means Filipino Pride and those letters at the middle, which means “Pagala“, is his last name. He also added that Filipinos should always have pride in themselves [...]

Karding Satwa (Dubai UAE) Christ Reaching Arms by Karding Satwa “For those Filipinos who are in UAE and want to have a difference, call this number 0502469737 (Custom Skin).” Philippines, being a predominantly Catholic country, celebrates Holy week, locally known as Semana Santa or Mahal na Araw, as one of its most important festivities. The [...]

Vincent Antonio (Quezon City) Blood Compact by Ynah Pilarta Considered as the first international treaty, Spaniard Miguel Lopez de Legazpi entered into a pact called Sandugo with Bohol chieftain Datu Sikatuna ensuring friendly relations with the Filipinos on March of 1565. Sandugo or blood compact is a Visayan term which fuses the words isang and [...]