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KIDLAT

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Ethnic Pride : Wear your identity©

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KALINGA BIKKING The BIKING or the chest tattoos of a Kalinga warrior shows the unity and symmetry of the designs. This is the next stage of putting tattoos on the body after the upper arm tattoo. - Dr. Analyn “Ikin” Salvador-Amores	KATUTUBO The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines. They were not absorbed by centuries of Spanish and United States colonization of the Philippines archipelago, and in the process have retained their customs and traditions.	TITLE: NEGATIVE REACTION The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos.
APO WHANG-OD Apo Whang-Od, in her 90s is one of the last remaining tattooists or “Mambabatok” in Kalinga. Apong dedicated her life to the intimate and spiritual practice of tattooing.	PINTADOS (Hoodie) La Isla de Los Pintados” (Island of the Painted Ones) - Pintados is the term used by Spanish colonists to describe indigenous people with tattooed bodies residing in the islands of Cebu, Bohol, and Leyte in the Biçayas (Visayas) region of the Philippines. The word itself means "painted."	MINDANAO Mindanao is named after the Maguindanaons who constituted the largest Sultanate historically, and evidence from maps made during the 17th and 18th centuries suggests that the name was used to refer to the island by the powerful natives at the time. Mindanao is the second largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines.
SAGADA Sagada is a fifth class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. Sagada is famous for its hanging coffins. This is a traditional way of burying people that is still utilized. Not everyone is qualified to be buried this way; among other things, one had to have been married and had grandchildren.	IGOROTAK Igorotak is another term for Igorot a native of Cordillera region of the Republic of the Philippines comprising Baguio City, Abra, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao and the Mountain Province. The term “Igorotak” is not a familiar word used and not common as compared to the usage of the word “Igorot”.	NANAY MAMENG Nanay Mameng’s journey as an activist began during the 60s — a time of social ferment. The struggle against the US-Marcos dictatorship was on an upsurge. The national democratic struggle found new blood in the ranks of militant students, workers, and peasantry who dared to struggle against the iron fist of the dictatorship. “I will only stop (being an activist) when I am already dead,” Nanay Mameng (Photo by J. Ellao / Crispin B. Beltran)
SUPREMO Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (30 November 1863 – 10 May 1897) was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He is often called "the father of the Philippine Revolution". He was a founder and later Supremo ("supreme leader") of the Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or simply and more popularly called Katipunan,	GRACE PALICAS Apo Whang-Od, is now preparing her niece – Grace (17 years old) to follow her path and continue the tradition.	KALINGA LINGLING-O The lingling-o is commonly used as an ornament. According to the local beliefs, lingling-o has supernatural powers that brings luck and improves the owner's fertility. It is also believed that anitos reside in this item.

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