Legarda lauds Whang-od for Dangal ng Haraya Award

Apo Whang-od

Apo Whang-od was conferred the title “Dangal ng Haraya” by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and for this she was congratulated by Sen. Loren Legarda.

Loren Legarda

“As a Dangal ng Haraya awardee myself, and an advocate of Philippine culture and living traditions, I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to Apo Whang-od for being conferred with the Dangal ng Haraya Award,” said Legarda.

The senator, who was awarded with the Dangal ng Haraya in 2016, acknowledged the contribution of Whang-od in trying to keep alive the age-old tradition of Kalinga’s form of tattooing, amid emerging modern techniques of this body art.

“Despite Whang-od’s old age and dwindling eyesight, she never stopped practising the age-old tradition of the Kalinga’s tattoo practice and its visual symbolisms that depict the province’s rituals – from childbirth, adulthood, marriage and death,” Legarda said.

“As the last known mambabatok, I somehow feel wistful that the intricate process of Kalinga’s tattoo tradition might soon be forgotten. I am still hoping that younger generations in Kalinga will take on the responsibility of keeping this custom alive, learn and obtain the skills and expertise of Whang-od, so that this symbolic Filipino art will never have to fade away.”

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RADIO GMA listener Clemen Cadpa received R1 million check from RGMA Pres. Mike Enriquez (right) and RGMA Acct. Manager Junjie Alanis

Promo winner

Clemen Cadpa is the grand winner of the Payless Xtra Big Doble Dami Doble Sarap Promo, a proof-of-purchase promo presented by Payless Pancit Canton in partnership with Radio GMA (RGMA) through its FM stations Barangay LS 97.1 (Mega Manila), Barangay FM 92.7 (Baguio), and Barangay FM 89.3 (Tuguegarao).

Cadpa received the R1 million check from RGMA President Mike Enriquez and RGMA Account Manager for Payless Junjie Alanis during the turnover ceremony last June 4 in Quezon City.

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