LOOK: Apo Maria “Whang-Od” Oggay poses for the latest cover of Vogue Philippines magazine.
Their caption reads: "Apo Maria “Whang-Od” Oggay symbolizes the strength and beauty of the Filipino spirit.
"Heralded as the last mambabatok of her generation, she has imprinted the symbols of the Kalinga tribe—signifying strength, bravery, and beauty— on the skin of thousands of people who have made the pilgrimage to Buscalan. “When visitors come from far away,” Whang Od says in the Butbut language, “I will give them the tatak Buscalan, tatak Kalinga for as long as my eyes can see.”