Countdown to 500 14 Tattooing in Philippine History
De La Salle University History Professor Michael Charleston "Xiao" Chua, PhD (Cand.) returns to discuss the role of tattooing in the lives of our precolonial ancestors. Ms. Juvelyn Nierves and Ms. Ayesha Sayseng of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines hosted and moderated this episode of Countdown to 500.
Countdown to 500 is a special educational online lecture series produced by the National Quincentennial Committee as part of its ongoing public initiatives for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines. This lecture series is specially developed to provide timely historical discussions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs Presidential Communications Operations Office, and Radio-Television Malacañang.











