Social Capital during Post Disaster Event in Local Communities in the Philippines

The study examines how social capital aided and hampered disaster recovery for residents of the municipalities of Tolosa and Dulag in Leyte Province who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. A survey of 201 male and female respondents was done utilizing a questionnaire to see how they were able to use social capital to reconstruct their lives, families, and communities. Some communities have more resilient behavior while others are having difficulties in terms of physical and psychosocial recovery from disasters. According to the findings, the community's low social capital may account for some of the respondents' moderate contentment with their level of recovery, such as having more permanent and stable housing and income. By re-building their social capital, the community residents of Tolosa and Dulag may be able to boost their happiness levels and improve their overall recovery and resilience.