

Our study examined the differences between demographic groups in South Punjab, Pakistan affected by the 2010 floods, comparing respondents’ levels of social capital measured through proxies such as received social support, perceived community cohesion, accessibility to leadership, and general level of trust. But we know less about the distribution of social ties in developing countries regularly hit by shocks. The region is located in the Mindanao Island and covers an area of 8,692.43 square miles, and as of 2015, it had a population of 4.54 million people accounting for 4.5% of the country's population.A growing body of evidence underscores that social capital mitigates the impact of natural hazards such as floods.

The leading center of commerce and industry is located in the city of General Santos, which is also the 'region's most populous city.

The regional headquarters is in the city of Koronadal in South Cotabato province. Initially, the area was known as Central Mindanao. The name of the region is an acronym of the four provinces in the region. Soccsksargen is one of the administrative regions of the Philippines found in South Central part of Mindanao. Eastern Visayas is adjacent to the Philippine Sea, and San Juanico Bridge, which is the longest bridge in the Philippines, is found in the eastern Visayas. Eastern Visayas covers an area of 8,977.30 square miles and has a population of 4.4 million people as of 2015, accounting for 4.40% of the total population in the Philippines. The City of Tacloban is the administrative center of the region. The region is located on the Visayas group of islands. The region is also home to three other cities of Santiago, Ilagan, and CauayanĮastern Visayas is another administrative region in the Philippines and is home to six provinces. The administrative center of the region is the city of Tuguegarao. It is the second-largest region in the country and covers an area of 10,899.1 square miles with a population of 3.45 million people as of 2015, which accounted for 3.42% of the total population in the Philippines. The region has five provinces of Quirino, Nueva, Izcaya, Isabella, Cagayan, and Batanes. Cagayan ValleyĬagayan Valley is one of the administrative regions in the country found in the North-Eastern part of Luzon Island. The regional center of southwestern Tagalog is the city of Calapan. Before 2016, the region was known as region IV-B. In 2015, the population in the region was about 2.96 million people, which accounted for 2.95% of the total population of the Philippines. Southwestern Tagalog is the largest in terms of the land area covering 11,436.69 square miles, and it is located on Luzon Island. The name is an acronym of the provinces located in the region. Southwestern Tagalong is one of the administrative regions of the Philippines, and it is also known as MIMAROPA region. The Congress of the Philippines delegates some responsibilities and powers to the autonomous region and would typically have a government. The laws in the Philippines allow for the creation of autonomous regions, and currently, there is only one autonomous region of Bangsamoro in the Muslim Mindanao. There are 17 administrative regions in the Philippines which have been established to allow efficient flow, coordination, planning, and organizing of government services.
