Municipality of San Felipe is one of the only 2 LGU awardees from Zambales for passing the assessment of all 7 areas of good governance- 1. Fiscal Administration, 2. Social Protection, 3. Peace and Order, 4. Disaster Preparedness, 5. Environmental Protection, 6. Business- Friendliness and 7. Tourism, Culture and the Arts.

Only around 200 Local Government Units all over the Philippines passed the SGLG 2018 conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.