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The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has reduced port tariff rates by another 30% as part of relief measures for companies and stakeholders amid the ongoing Middle East conflict
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This is on top of the 5% rate reduction adopted recently
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SBMA will also continue to offer free e-bus transport services, and reduce road-user’s fee by 50% while deferring adoption of its programmed increase
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The collection of environmental and tourism administrative fees has likewise been suspended
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SBMA said the interventions were designed to generate a beneficial cascading effect throughout the maritime supply chain
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has reduced port tariff rates by another 30% from the initial 5% as part of relief measures for companies and stakeholders amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
The policy is contained in SBMA Board Resolution No. 26-04-1768, approved and ratified during the 79th Meeting of the Board of Directors on April 21, 2026, covering charges on vessels, harbor fee, berthing fee/anchorage fee, harbor cleaning fee, charges on cargoes, and wharfage fees, SBMA announced.
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SBMA will continue to offer free e-bus transport services for the Freeport community and visitors, and reduce road-user’s fee by 50% while deferring implementation of its programmed increase. These “immediate and transparent” measures are part of SBMA’s relief measures to address the effects of the emergency energy crisis, the agency said.
The environmental and tourism administrative fees collection, meanwhile, has also been suspended pending the lifting of Executive Order (EO) No. 110, which declared a state of national energy emergency in the country due to uncertainties in global energy.
SBMA chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose Aliño clarified that these measures in line with EO No. 110 are temporary interventions and will be terminated upon recommendation by the SBMA when geopolitical tensions ease and supply chain conditions normalize.
SBMA said implementation of these interventions was designed to generate a beneficial cascading effect throughout the maritime supply chain. These include primary beneficiaries such as importers, suppliers, consignees, vessel owners, and end-consumers, as well as operational intermediaries such as terminal operators, cargo handlers, customs brokers, consolidators, processors, shipping agents, and shipping lines.
“These interventions are strategically implemented to ensure that economic relief and enhanced efficiencies are achieved throughout the entire supply chain, thereby securing the uninterrupted flow of goods from initial port arrival to final destination,” Aliño said.
Aliño said it supports EO No. 110 by easing the financial burden on locators and stakeholders of Subic Bay Freeport Zone and “serves as a strategic effort to ultimately protect domestic consumers nationwide.”
Aside from these new measures, SBMA had earlier also extended by two days the free storage period for cargoes, and suspended implementation of several regulatory fees, including the SBMA share from terminal operators/cargo-handlers for liquid bulk cargo handling and related activities; 1% admission fee for liquid bulk; and the 10% increase on cargo handling and miscellaneous charges of non-containerized/general cargoes.
In view of the suspension of the 10% increase on cargo handling and miscellaneous charges of non-containized/general cargoes, the tariff rates are reverted to previous rates prior to the increase that took effect on January 31, 2026. The SBMA share will, however, remain at 15%.
