on the topic regarding the tatak ng apat na alon group, although they claim that their agenda is for the appreciation and preservation of native tattoos, their ignorance and insolence overshadow anything positive, if there is, in their claim. they are, if i may say, culture capitalists, seemingly “patriotic” skin deep, but totally devoid of any genuine understanding of the history and meaning of native tattoos, most especially my people’s.

I would love to see them go up my village and see how they would react to our old men, our tattoed men, who they have insulted with their arrogant bastardization of our revered tattoos.

to keith d., if your heart really seeks our tattoos, tell your dad, go home to our ili, ask the wisdom and permission of the old and noble, and maybe, you will find luck, or better yet, blessing and have your tattoos done according to our traditions.

Ray Haguisan
Malaya Designs

Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces.

Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces.