Kapihan sa Manila Hotel

10/09/2026

"KUNG MAY SIYENSYA, MAY PAG-ASA"

Sa Kapihan sa Manila Hotel, binigyang-diin ni Dr. Mahar Lagmay, Executive Director ng UP Resilience Institute at Director ng UP NOAH Center, na dapat nakabatay sa ebidensya, datos, at siyensya ang mga desisyong may epekto sa publiko.

Aniya, sa halip na “tantsa-tantsa” o “hula-hula,” nagbibigay ang siyensya ng direksyon at matibay na batayan para sa mas mahusay na pamamahala at pag-unlad.

Panoorin ang kanyang paliwanag mula sa Kapihan, “Can Science Tell Us Where to Fix Flooding?”



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10/09/2026

LOOK | Manila Standard: UP Resilience Institute Executive Director and UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay said on Wednesday, September 9, that disasters such as floods can be fixed through a science-based decision-making in a forum at the Ch*****ne Salon, The Manila Hotel.

10/09/2026

LOOK | The Adamson Chronicle: UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay underscored the need to improve forest conservation amid the country’s worsening flood crisis during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel session, earlier today.

10/09/2026

TINGNAN | One PH: Pumalo sa higit 2,000 millimeters ang bumagsak na tubig-ulan sa bansa nitong nakalipas na buwan ng Agosto bunsod ng halos walang-patid na pag-ulan, ayon kay UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay.

Pumalo sa higit 2,000 millimeter ang bumagsak na tubig-ulan sa bansa nitong nakalipas na buwan ng Agosto bunsod ng halos walang-patid na pag-ulan, ayon kay UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay.

Paliwanag ni Lagmay sa ginanap na Kapihan sa The Manila Hotel ngayong Miyerkules, Sept. 9, pangkaraniwang nasa mas mababa sa 1,700, 500, o 400 millimeters lamang sa loob ng 24 oras ang naitala tuwing Agosto.

Tinalakay rin ang kahalagahan ng Science sa pagtugon sa kalamidad, forecasting, early warnings, evidence-based planning, at aktuwal na flood-risk reduction.| via Arles Delos Santos

10/09/2026

LOOK | Daily Tribune: CAN SCIENCE HELP SOLVE FLOODING?

ATM: UP NOAH head Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay discusses how science can help address flooding during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on Wednesday, 9 September.

The forum is hosted by former Sen. Joey Lina and former Secretary Sonny Coloma. | Pat Santos

10/09/2026

READ | ONE News: More than 2,000 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the Philippines in August 2026 amid nearly continuous rains, according to UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay.

“Pangkaraniwan ang month of August ay nasa bandang less than 1,700, 500, 400 millimeters in 24 hours,” Lagmay said.

More than 2,000 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the Philippines in August 2026 amid nearly continuous rains, according to UP NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay.

“Pangkaraniwan ang month of August ay nasa bandang less than 1,700, 500, 400 millimeters in 24 hours,” Lagmay said.

Lagmay discussed the figure during the Kapihan sa The Manila Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 9, where he highlighted the importance of science in disaster response, forecasting, early warnings, evidence-based planning, and flood-risk reduction. | via Arles Delos Santos

10/09/2026

WATCH | ONE News: Project NOAH pushes science-based approach to flood management

| Project NOAH Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay said science and technology can help identify flood-prone areas and improve the government’s flood management plans. | via Arles Delos Santos

10/09/2026

LOOK | Daily Tribune: UP NOAH Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay discusses how flood mapping, hazard assessment, and forecasting can help communities prepare for flooding and reduce its impact during a forum at the Manila Hotel on Wednesday, 9 September. | Zedrich Xylak Madrid

10/09/2026

TINGNAN: Kapihan on Flood mapping and flood assessment at the Manila Hotel

UP NOAH Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay discusses how flood mapping, hazard assessment, and flood forecasting can prevent flooding in a forum at the Manila Hotel on September 9. | Zedrich Xylak Madrid

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UP-NOAH Executive Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay discusses flood mapping, hazard assessment, and flood forecasting can prevent flooding in a forum at the Manila Hotel, on September 9. l Zedrich Xylak…

09/09/2026

📸 IN PHOTOS: UP Resilience Institute Executive Director and UP NOAH Center Director Dr. Mahar Lagmay discussed how science, hazard mapping, and data-driven planning can help government better manage flooding and reduce disaster risks during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel forum.

Hosted by former Senator Atty. Joey Lina and co-moderated by former Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, the forum examined how UP NOAH’s flood-risk maps, LiDAR technology, and scientific data can help identify areas that should be prioritized for flood-management interventions and guide more effective government planning.

Lagmay stressed that flooding should be approached through “flood management” rather than “flood control,” noting that computer modeling can help determine whether proposed interventions will work before billions of pesos are spent on infrastructure.

He also highlighted nature-based solutions such as retention basins and giving rivers more room to flow, while identifying heavy rainfall, land subsidence, groundwater extraction, blocked waterways, improper waste disposal, and development in flood-prone areas as factors that worsen flooding.

Lagmay emphasized the importance of expanding the country’s scientific capacity through localized research, stressing that accurate data must ultimately translate into concrete community planning and action.

He also underscored that “there is no such thing as a natural disaster,” arguing that disasters result from human decisions and failures to properly understand, prepare for, and respond to hazards.

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