Today, the municipality of Samboan is one of the emerging town in the island of Cebu. It is one of the resilient towns of the whole Philippines ranking 6th in the whole country per ranking under the competitive index of LGUs as of year 2017. It is also a two-time awardee for the National Seal of Good Local Governance from year 2016 and 2017. It is also a known awardee for the Child-Friendly municipality in 2016 and continuous to be so at present.