Byeongcheol An Reporter, Mudo Business Times | 1. What is Pintados? – The Tattoo Culture of Warriors “Pintados” is a Spanish term meaning “the painted ones.” It was used by 16th-century Spanish colonizers to describe the tattooed warriors of the Visayas region in central Philippines. At the time, the Visayan people marked their bodies with tattoos symbolizing courage, victories in battle, rites of passage, and social status. These tattoos were not mere decorations—they were a warrior's pride and a visual record of their life journey. Each design held stories of history, philosophy, honor, and

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