Eight local government units (LGUs) surrounding the Subic Bay Freeport have received their shares from the revenues of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority or SBMA.
For this year's first semester, a total of P197.85 million were distributed.
Olongapo City received the highest share at P46.27 million.
The Subic LGU got P29.68 million and the municipality of San Marcelino P23.76 million.
Other LGUs from Zambales province which received shares were Castillejos, P17.99 million, and San Antonio, P16.82 million.
The recipients from Bataan province were the LGUs of Dinalupihan, P24.64 million; Hermosa, P21.19 million; and Morong, P17.49 million.
The SBMA said the LGU share is calculated based on population (50 percent), land area (25 percent), and equal sharing (25 percent).
The final amount includes a 10 percent retention from previous years and deducts a 10 percent hold from the current year.
The SBMA said that the slight reduction in this year’s allocation -- from P204.7 million in 2024 to P197.85 million in 2025 -- was due to changes in tax policy.
A 25 percent tax was imposed by the Department of Finance, and the previous five percent tax privilege for contiguous LGUs was removed.
The SBMA said it disburses LGU revenue shares every August for January–June collections, and February for July–December collections.
The fund, which covers collections from January to June 2025, aims to support LGUs in implementing projects in tourism, education, infrastructure, health, peace and order, livelihood, and social welfare.
An estimated 785,000 residents from the eight surrounding towns and city are expected to benefit from the LGU projects.