SUBIC BAY

SBMA releases PHP 158.9M revenue shares to contiguous LGUs
Feb 07, 2026

Subic Bay Freeport—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is set to release a total of PHP 158.9 million to its eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) as their revenue share for the second semester of 2025. 
 
SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said that the current amount for release surpassed PHP 143.17 million released during the same period last year, by 10.99%. 
 
The revenue shares, Aliño explained, are determined according to 50% population, 25% land area, and 25% equal sharing. 
 
Olongapo City remained the LGU with the highest share of PHP 36.73 million; followed by Subic, Zambales, with PHP 23.95 million; then Dinalupihan, Bataan with PHP 19.99 million; San Marcelino, Zambales with PHP 19.14 million; Hermosa, Bataan with PHP 17.06 million; San Antonio, Zambales with PHP 13.5 million; Castillejos, Zambales with PHP 14.44 million; and Morong, Bataan with PHP 14.09 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 PHP 197.85 million as revenue shares for the first semester. In total, the agency released PHP 356.74 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.

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