Subic Bay Freeport—Some P158.9 million in revenue shares were distributed to eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as part of their earnings for the second semester of 2025.
According to SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, the current amount for release surpasses the P143.17 million released during the same period last year by 10.9 percent.
He added that the revenue shares are determined according to 50% population, 25 percent land area, and 25 percent equal sharing.
Olongapo City remained the LGU with the highest share of P36.73 million; followed by Subic, Zambales, with P23.95 million; then Dinalupihan, Bataan, with P19.99 million; San Marcelino, Zambales with P19.14 million; Hermosa, Bataan with P17.06 million; San Antonio, Zambales with P13.5 million; Castillejos, Zambales with P14.44 million; and Morong, Bataan with P14.09 million.
Aliño added that these shares are extended to contiguous LGUs to augment their funds for calamities, health and safety, peace and order, livelihood generation, education, tourism, infrastructure, and social services.
In August 2025, the SBMA released a total of P197.85 million as revenue shares for the first semester. In total, the agency released P356.74 million for the 2025 LGU shares.
The LGU shares are derived from the five-percent taxes paid by business locators in the Subic Bay Freeport and are collected from January to June for the first semester, and July to December for the second semester.
LGU shares are released in August and February the following year, respectively.