Nas Academy denies profiting off beloved Filipino tattoo artist Whang-Od Oggay.

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Nas Academy denies profiting off beloved Filipino tattoo artist Whang-Od Oggay.
Online learning platform Nas Academy has denied allegations that the course featuring a beloved Filipino tattoo artist is a scam.
The accusation: A Facebook post went viral on Wednesday accusing Nas Academy of taking advantage and profiting off 104-year-old Whang-Od Oggay, a traditional tattoo artist from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines.
Whang-Od’s grandniece and protegee Grace Palicas took to Facebook to call “The Ancient Art of Tattooing” under the “Whang-Od Academy” a scam.
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"WARNING!!!
Whang Od Academy is a scam,” Palicas wrote on the Facebook group Tattooed by Apo Whang Od.
“My grandmother did not sign any contract with @NasDaily to do any academy.
Som [sic] people are taking advantage of our culture.
PLEASE HELP US STOP this disrespect to the legacy of Apo Whang Od and the Butbot Tribe."

In a separate post , Palicas claimed that Whang-Od confirmed that she did not approve of the course.

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