SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE — Eight local government units (LGUs) near the Subic Bay Freeport Zone will receive ₱158.9 million in revenue shares from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) for the second semester of 2025.
The funds will be used to help local governments improve basic services and implement programs on disaster preparedness, health, education, and community safety using income generated from businesses operating inside the freeport.
SBMA Chairperson and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño said the upcoming release reflects an increase compared with last year.
“The current amount for release surpassed ₱143.17 million released during the same period last year, by 10.99 percent,” he said.
Aliño said the revenue shares will be computed based on three factors: 50 percent population, 25 percent land area, and 25 percent equal sharing among the recipient LGUs.
Under the allocation, Olongapo City will receive the largest share at ₱36.73 million, followed by Subic town in Zambales with ₱23.95 million, and Dinalupihan town in Bataan with ₱19.99 million.
Other beneficiaries will include San Marcelino town in Zambales with ₱19.14 million, Hermosa town in Bataan with ₱17.06 million, Castillejos town in Zambales with ₱14.44 million, Morong town in Bataan with ₱14.09 million, and San Antonio town in Zambales with ₱13.5 million.
Aliño said the revenue shares will help LGUs fund programs for calamity response, health and safety, peace and order, livelihood generation, education, tourism, infrastructure, and social services.
In August 2025, SBMA released ₱197.85 million for the first semester. With the upcoming second-semester allocation, total revenue shares for LGUs in 2025 will reach ₱356.74 million.
The funds will come from the five-percent taxes paid by business locators inside the freeport.
Collections are made from January to June for the first semester and from July to December for the second semester.
Revenue shares are scheduled to be released every August for the first semester and every February of the following year for the second semester.
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