A third tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP 3), the government’s emergency financial aid for low-income families affected by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is urgent and critical, Rep. José María Clemente “Joey” Salceda, chairman of the ways and means committee at the House of Representatives, said on Wednesday.

He said SAP 3 was needed as the unemployment rate continued to rise.

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