The workforce in the
country's premier Freeport totaled 171,653 in 2025, according to the annual
report by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
According to a report
from the SBMA Labor Department, this figure reflects a 4.4 percent increase
from last year's 164,400 recorded in 2024.
SBMA
Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said that the increase in the
number of workers here results from President Ferdinand R. Marcos
Jr.'s mandate to provide more employment opportunities for Filipinos.
He
said that Olongapo City remains the biggest source of manpower, with 70,769
residents working here. He added that this was followed by Zambales with
31,621; Bataan with 22,897; National Capital Region with 7,077; Pampanga with
5,492; Tarlac with 2,199; and the remaining 31,598 from other parts of the
country, including foreign workers.
Around 70.60 percent
of workers, or 121,187, are male, while the remaining 29.40 percent, or 50,466
workers, are female, and employed by 4,744 Subic companies.
Despite the
disparity, female workers outnumbered male workers in the manufacturing sector,
with 18,951 females and 18,242 males employed across 111 manufacturing
companies in Subic.
Meanwhile, the Subic
Bay Freeport’s services sector remains the biggest employer, which clocked at
67.32 percent of the workforce, with the manufacturing sector making up 21.67
percent. These are followed by the construction sector with 7.36 percent, and
shipbuilding/marine-related services with 3.64 percent.
Aliño
added that the services sector also has the biggest number of companies, with
4,129, followed by the construction sector with 356 companies, then shipbuilding/
marine-related services with 148 companies, and lastly the manufacturing sector
with 111 companies.
He further said that
more companies are still looking for employees, thru the SBMA Labor
Department's regular conduct of job fairs and posting job openings via online
portals and bulletin boards at their offices near the Subic Bay Gym.
“Jobseekers
can click on the SBMA Career Portal, where we provide an official list of
vacancies from various Freeport locators. We encourage applicants to check the
Subic Gym bulletin board for scheduled examinations and interviews,” he said.
For further
information, Aliño advised job seekers to browse the SBMA official
website mysubicbay.com.ph, and look for the
“Jobs For You” section. (MPD-SBMA)
