Mobilization of social capital during post Haiyan in the two municipalities of Leyte Province, Philippines

Abstract

The paper describes how social capital has facilitated and hindered the disaster recovery of selected community residents of the municipalities of Tolosa and Dulag in Leyte Province who were victims of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. A survey was conducted using questionnaire to 201 male and female respondents, on how they were able to utilize social capital in order to rebuild their lives, of their families and communities. The study revealed that the weak social capital displayed by the community could partly explain that the respondents felt moderate satisfaction with their state of recovery such as having more permanent and stable housing and livelihood. Having stronger social capital could possibly increase levels of satisfaction among the community residents of Tolosa and Dulag and improve their overall recovery and resilience by building back better.