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No More Groping: Indigenous People’s Commission Issues Reminder to Apo Whang-Od and Her Visitors

Nearly two months after the viral incident involving the Filipino cultural icon and actor Piolo Pascual, the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples has issued a “validation report” and recommendations regarding the groping issue.

Poul Tiongco first heard about Apo Whang Od around 2005 after he saw a documentary program on TV about tribal tattoo artists. Having gotten tattoos since he was 14, Tiongco was intrigued and wanted to go see Apo Whang-Od himself.At ...

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