'Rest assured that appropriate intervention is initiated,' The National Commission on Indigeneous Peoples Cordillera says as they step in amid the controversy.
The National Commission on Indigeneous Peoples Cordillera has spoken out about the current controversy between vlogger Nuseir Yassin and Whang Od, saying that"appropriate intervention" has already been initiated in reviewing the validity of the alleged contract between Nas Daily creator and the Kalinga tattoo artist.
However, Nas Daily retorted that Whang-Od's niece Estella Palangdao translated the project contract, and was present when the artist placed her thumbprint on it. They also included a video of the apparent contract-signing in their statement. In an earlier Facebook post, Bosantog said that they have already been made aware of the issue"surrounding our revered mababatok Apo Whang-od and a certain blogger." They thanked the public for their immediate response and concern over the issue.
They said the Kalinga Elders already made this announcement last year – that their tattoos, apart from being a cultural manifestation of their identity, is a collective property of the Kalinga ICCs."Ownership of such cultural manifestations is lodged to the community and to its race, and not to a single individual. Thus, prudence dictates securing prior consent from the community as recognition of their collective ownership before any appropriation can be made," they added.
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