The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will release โฑ158.9 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. Aliรฑo noted that this yearโs release is 10.99% higher than the โฑ143.17 million released during the same period last year.
The revenue shares are computed based on 50% population, 25% land area, and 25% equal sharing, ensuring an equitable distribution among the LGUs.
The allocations per LGU are as follows:
- Olongapo City: โฑ36.73 million
- Subic, Zambales: โฑ23.95 million
- Dinalupihan, Bataan: โฑ19.99 million
- San Marcelino, Zambales: โฑ19.14 million
- Hermosa, Bataan: โฑ17.06 million
- San Antonio, Zambales: โฑ13.5 million
- Castillejos, Zambales: โฑ14.44 million
- Morong, Bataan: โฑ14.09 million
Aliรฑo emphasized that the revenue shares help augment LGU funds for **calamity response, health and safety, peace and order, livelihood programs, education, tourism, infrastructure, and social services.
For context, SBMA released โฑ197.85 million for the first semester of 2025, bringing the total LGU share for the year to โฑ356.74 million. These shares are sourced from five-percent taxes paid by business locators in the Subic Bay Freeport and are collected JanuaryโJune for the first semester and JulyโDecember for the second semester, with releases occurring in August and February, respectively.
