Senator Cal Says Grocery Bag Recipients Need the Help  

Peyrefitte raised eyebrows over the amount allocated for grocery bags. Initially, the budget was around three million dollars, but now the supplementary budget is asking for an additional two and a half million dollars. He used this as an example to accuse the government of politicizing the system. In response, P.U.P. Senator Bevington Cal explained that many of the grocery bags distributed in Toledo go to single mothers, the elderly, and people with disabilities who genuinely need the help.

 

Bevington Cal, P.U.P. Senator

“When it comes to the Ministry of Human Development, again he criticized what we call the grocery and food assistance program, Madam President but this government is not giving Mickey Mouse nor Minney Mouse any grocery bag. We are making sure – Madam President I work in Toledo East especially now Madam President and we make sure the priority is for the elders, Madam President, the single mothers. We have a lot of our elders who have done a lot for our society, they’ve done their part for the growth of country and of course we need to take care of them when they cannot help themselves, Madam President. For us this is the priority, and we have a large number of our society that is in that age range that really need it. I see the appreciation that these senior citizens have, Madam President, when they get these grocery bags – the smile on their faces and for me, if we can continue to support them, I will fully support that, Madam President, and even ask for an increase in this allocation so that we can take care of these elders. We actually support a lot of the organizations as well that deal directly with senior citizens, single mothers, people who are disabled. These are the people who are getting these grocery bags.”