SBMA to release P158.9 million to LGUs

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February 9, 2026 | 12:00am

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT , Philippines — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority is set to release P158.9 million in SBMA revenue share to eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) this month.

Eduardo Jose Aliño, SBMA chairman and administrator, said the amount is the LGUs’ share for the second semester of 2025 and surpasses by 10.99 percent the P143.17 million given during the same period last year.

According to Aliño, the revenue shares are determined according to population (50 percent), land area (25 percent) and equal sharing (25 percent).

Olongapo City remained the LGU with the highest share at P36.73 million, followed by Subic, Zambales (P23.95 million); Dinalupihan, Bataan (P19.99 million); San Marcelino, Zambales (P19.14 million); Hermosa, Bataan (P17.06 million); San Antonio, Zambales (P13.5 million); Castillejos, Zambales (P14.44 million) and Morong, Bataan (P14.09 million).

Aliño said the 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 P197.85 million in revenue shares for the first semester. It released P356.74 million in LGU shares for 2025.

The LGU shares are derived from the five-percent tax paid by business locators in the Subic Bay Freeport. These are collected from January to June for the first semester and from July to December for the second semester.