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After Whang-Od controversy, Nas Academy offers free community classes to Pinoys

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<p>MANILA -- Nas Academy is offering free community classes to Filipinos as a way of &quot;giving back,&quot; following the controversy over the online platform&#x27;s course featuring traditional tattoo artist Whang-Od.</p><p>Its founder Nuseir Yassin, more popularly known as Nas Daily, made the announcement in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=403512841146394&amp;set=a.323645319133147">Facebook post</a> last September 16.</p><p>He said Nas Academy will hold classes on content creation, sound design, cinematography, and confidence building once a week from September 22 to October 13. These are free of charge for Filipinos who will register on the platform.</p><p>&quot;Nas Academy is all about giving back, so we are running free community classes in the Philippines. We&#x27;re teaching live our best 4 courses -- 1 each week for the next 4 weeks,&quot; he said.</p><p>Nas Academy <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/08/21/nas-academy-pauses-operations-in-ph-amid-whang-od-issue">paused its operations</a> in the Philippines last August amid issues involving its tattoo course featuring Whang-Od.</p><p>In its review, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) found that &quot;Whang-od did not consent or was made aware to teach the art of traditional tattooing in Nas Academy.&quot;</p><p>It added that the so-called contract was &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/30/21/ncip-finds-alleged-contract-with-nas-academy-grossly-onerous-vs-whang-od">grossly onerous</a>&quot; to the artist.</p><p>Nas Academy <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/30/21/nas-academy-belies-ncip-findings-on-whang-od-contract">belied NCIP&#x27;s findings</a>, reiterating that its contract with Whang-Od is legitimate.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1759640" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Nas Academy is offering free community classes to Filipinos, following the controversy over its course featuring traditional tattoo artist Whang-Od. 