ARNEL Salvacion, 40, used to work in a construction company but when he became a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) he now focuses on his craft as a painter and spends more time with his family.
Arnel Salvacion demonstrates his painting talent during a media tour and learning visit in Tuburan town, northwest Cebu.
Salvacion, a father of six, said he now earns a living by selling his art works while his wife Berlina is into raising hogs.
Salvacion earns P5,000 a month during low season and it could go up to P20,000 when there are bulk orders.
He also accepts painting jobs like murals and summer camp trainings.
The family used to live in a shanty but has now moved into a more decent house in barangay Colonia, Tuburan, Cebu.
Three of his children are beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya.
“I’m very thankful that we were included in Pantawid Pamilya and SLP because it helped us in sending our children to school and provided us capital for my paintings and my wife’s hog raising,” Salvacion said.