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- Title
Forced Resiliency: Bayanihan Narrative Masks Insufficient Support for Typhoon Haiyan Survivors in Resettlement Sites during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Su, Yvonne; Thayaalan, Sivakamy
- Abstract
This article presents rare primary data on the impact of COVID-19 on those living in resettlement sites in Tacloban North, Philippines. Drawing from 357 surveys of disaster-affected households in resettlement sites, our study found that (1) COVID-19 exacerbated the pre-existing vulnerabilities of resettlement site residents, (2) all levels of government provided insufficient pandemic support to residents and lockdown measures stripped them of the ability to provide for themselves and their families, and (3) residents are largely self-sufficient in meeting their daily needs during the pandemic, relying on themselves the most to protect themselves against COVID-19. We argue that like how the government praised Filipinos for their "resilience" and exemplification of bayanihan (collective action) after Typhoon Haiyan, this rhetoric is used again during the pandemic to mask insufficient government support forcing residents - once again - to care for themselves or implement local initiatives.
- Subjects
TACLOBAN (Philippines); PHILIPPINES; COVID-19 pandemic; LAND settlement; TYPHOONS; MEDICAL masks; GOVERNMENT aid; COLLECTIVE action
- Publication
Philippine Sociological Review, 2023, Vol 71, p113
- ISSN
0031-7810
- Publication type
Article