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According to Tony Celentano (2016), the practice of getting tattoos for the purpose of
"body art" is typically frowned upon, and it is regarded as something that only low-class people
or criminals engage in.Because prisoners frequently give each other tattoos, a Filipino with a lot
of tattoos may be viewed by his fellow Filipinos as a member of a gang, a drug user, or a
prisoner.However, views are beginning to shift slowly now.Tattoos are becoming somewhat
more common among young people.

According to H. Montejo and R. Archival (2021), before the Spanish arrived in the
Philippines, both men and women adorned themselves with tattoos. However, the practice of
tattooing slowly declined with Spain's colonization. People, including educators, frequently
make incorrect assumptions about people with tattoos. Students with skin marks are prohibited
from entering the campus unless they cover them with material or a bandage. However, getting a
tattoo can be a very physical and personal experience. Without actually having the experience of
having an ink-filled needle inserted into the body, it is impossible to comprehend the excitement
and pain of getting a tattoo. The social freedom or constraint of having a tattoo cannot be
perceived either.

Because of these experiential aspects, which unite those with tattoos and exclude those
without, getting a tattoo becomes a ritual.Native Filipinos believe that warriors' might and
bravery, as well as tribesmen's wealth and power, are represented by tattoos.It has been used for
a variety of purposes over time, most recently primarily as body decorations (Taruc, 2017).

Jorell B. Gredona and Celia A. Tibayan (2019) say that a common misconception about
tattoos is that if someone has one, they are criminals or ex-convicts.However, the image of a
tattoo became accepted as a form of body art and an expression of the individual in some
states.They get tattoos of their family members' names, a portrait of their deceased loved ones, or
just an art form to express beauty through tattooing.

Tattoos are generally regarded as a mark of criminals outside of these instances in which they represent

the military or civil service. No matter what kind of tattoo a person has, it doesn't matter. A Filipino man

I once met had a Jesus portrait tattooed on his arm. I tried to talk to him about it, asking him where he
got it and other questions because I also have tattoos. He seemed very shy and embarrassed about it.

He told me that it was a "mistake" he made when he was younger, that he regretted it, and that people

looked down on him because of it. He did not wish to continue discussing it. In a nation with a significant

Catholic population, we are discussing a tattoo of Jesus Christ.

Having said that, opinions are beginning to shift gradually. Tattoos are becoming somewhat more

common among young people. In fact, there are tattoo conventions and artist competitions in the

Philippines, and at one of these competitions, I got one of my own tattoos.

When compared to the United States, tattoos are also extremely affordable in the Philippines. My arm

has a cartoonish "punk-rock penguin" tattoo that cost me about $200 in the United States. It is only

about 6.5 inches tall, took about an hour to complete, and it is cartoonish. Another tattoo I have is about

14 inches tall, extremely intricate, and it took me about 8 hours to complete. I spent about $80 all up.

References / Links

https://whitedudeinphilippines.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/tattoos-in-the-philippines-cost-
culture-etc/

https://www.academia.edu/59243864/
Interweaving_of_Unique_Stories_Nested_in_Flesh_A_Perspective_Analysis?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Rau3gi8A4
https://lpulaguna.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/5.-Tinta-A-Tattoo-Profession-
Documentary.pdf