SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is set to release a total of P158.9 million to its eight contiguous local government units 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 the P143.17 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 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 5% 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.
