SBMA revenue shares disbursed to 8 LGUs increase to P218M

SBMA Chair and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño leads the ceremonial turnover of P218.1 million in first-semester 2026 revenue shares to eight local government units contiguous to the Subic Bay Freeport on July 21, 2026. (courtesy of SBMA) SUBIC BAY FREEPORT— Eight local governments near this freeport received a total of P218.1 million in revenue shares from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) for the first half of this year. In a statement on Thursday, SBMA Chair and Administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño said the amount, released on Tuesday, was 10.24 percent higher than the revenue shares distributed during the same period last year. Olongapo City received the largest allocation at P50.42 million, followed by Subic, Zambales, with P32.87 million. Article continues after this advertisement READ: SBMA port operations revenue climbs 20% in first quarter of 2026 The other allocations benefited Dinalupihan town in Bataan, P27.44 million; San Marcelino town in Zambales, P26.27 million; Hermosa town in Bataan, P23.42 million; the municipality of Castillejos in Zambales, P19.82 million; Morong town in Bataan, P19.34 million; and San Antonio town, also in Zambales, P18.53 million. The revenue shares come from the five-percent tax on the gross income paid by businesses operating inside the freeport. The funds are distributed among the contiguous LGUs based on population (50 percent), land area (25 percent), and equal sharing (25 percent). Editha Marzal, OIC deputy administrator for finance, said the amount released also included the 10-percent retention from the first-semester 2024 distribution. Under Republic Act No. 9400, which amended the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, the SBMA is required to allocate two percentage points from the five-percent gross income tax collected from freeport locators to the contiguous LGUs./coa Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.