Balancing Tourism and Cultural Integrity<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe popularity of Apo Whang-Od’s tattoos has increased tourism, providing economic benefits and raising concerns<\/strong> about the commercialization of this sacred tradition. Efforts are made to balance authenticity and tourism’s impact on Buscalan’s cultural integrity.<\/p>\nApo Whang-Od\u2019s journey as the last \u201cmambabatok\u201d is a remarkable testament to the power of art, culture, and heritage<\/strong>. Her dedication to preserving Kalinga tattooing, her cultural contributions, and her role as a symbol of resilience and female empowerment have left a lasting impact. Through her artistry, she has etched more than just designs; she has imprinted a legacy of cultural preservation and inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":169611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[3844],"class_list":["post-169610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-interest","tag-tattoo-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}