Beloved dolphin warrior | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online: "A recipient of the World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) Hero for Environment Award, Amado Guerrero Saño delivers through his art the message to stop the slaughter and captivity of the dolphins around the country and the world.
Breaking point
Watching the clips of Hollywood actresses Hayden Panetierre and Isabel Lucas on CNN about their crusade to stop the people in Taiji, Japan from capturing dolphins and turning them to entertainers, or to meals for children. This became Saño’s wake-up call.
“I’ve been studying dolphins for 11 years. Hindi ko matanggap na ganun lang ‘yung pagpatay sa kanila. Tapos nakita ko ‘yung connection sa mga marine parks, mga dolphin shows sa iba’t ibang parte sa Pilipinas,” he says."
What is Wellness Pilipinas?
The Philippines' response to the call of World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 to lessen the augment of Lifestyle Diseases of stroke, cancer, diabetes, etc, and the country's compliance to United Nations Climate Change Peace Building Campaign in 2007. Wellness Pilipinas! was conceived by "Wellness for Peace" Author, Public Speaker & former Peace Ambassador Zara Jane Juan. It consists of pep talks, workshops, symposiums & fora meant to achieve wellness in mind, body, spirit & economics as tools for peace & nation-building. Wellness Pilipinas aired as a live TV show at GNN via G-SAT Asia from 2009-2010 supported by private and public corporations