The onset of COVID-19 has created a multitude of challenges to the health systems all over the world. With the gravity of its consequences, countries across the globe implemented various stringent measures to curb its spread. With these strict measures in place, the ripple effect of the pandemic has further created adverse consequences – extending to each country’s socio-economic landscape. For developing countries like the Philippines, social enterprises are key actors in helping society cope due to their proximity to marginalized and vulnerable communities. Although embodying this crucial role, social enterprises themselves were also experiencing first-hand the impact of the pandemic. However, while there are various studies on small business resilience, there is a lack of studies in the Philippines focusing on social enterprises and their resilience. To fill this gap, this research investigated the relationship between the social capital of Philippine social enterprises and their resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, this thesis employed a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the data gathered from online surveys, secondary sources, and semi-structured interview. The findings from this research indicate that there is significant evidence on the influence of social capital on the overall resilience of the Philippine social enterprises during the pandemic. Furthermore, findings also showed how the enterprise's structural, relational, and cognitive capitals interact and relate to one another, which – in effect – influences their resilience. Therefore, this study shows how small businesses could compensate for their lack of resources, compared to larger enterprises, through its network of relationships, in order to survive – or even thrive – during the pandemic. Finally, this thesis illustrates that, despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, social enterprises have the capacity to continue their positive societal impact through their engagement with marginalized and vulnerable communities while remaining operationally, commercially, and financially resilient.

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