Western Visayas The Most Disaster-Resilient Region In The Philippines

Western Visayas Is The Most Disaster-Resilient Region In The Philippines, Harvard Study Says

WESTERN VISAYAS – A study conducted in Harvard shows that Philippines’ Region VI or Western Visayas is the most disaster-resilient region in the country.

According to ABS-CBN News, the study, which was conducted by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) Program on Resilient Communities used the following aspects: preparedness, adaptability, coping, and recovery as measures for disaster resilience.

HHI further described these aspects as a measure of the population’s ability to react and adapt to the changes in the environment, may it be sudden or gradual, and to the various types of risk that they will face.

Here is the list of the top ten most disaster-resilient regions:

Western Visayas (Region VI) -144
Ilocos (Region I) – 140
Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) -138
Mimaropa (Region XVII) – 137
Bicol (Region V) – 136
Caraga (Region XIII) – 136
Cagayan Valley (Region II) – 131
Davao (Region XI) – 131
Cordillera Administrative Region (Region XV) – 126
Soccskargen (Region XII) – 122

The two least disaster-resilient regions are the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM | Region XVI) and the Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX).

As per the report, the study also made a list of regions that have high post-disaster assistance who also reported the list above. Here is the list of the top 10 regions that have high post-disaster assistance.