
UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

UP Professor Alan Racoma points to the projected position of El Niño at the Project NOAH office in UP Diliman, Quezon City, on October 1., 2026. Racoma warned of a possible water shortage due to the weather phenomenon, noting that the water replenished in dams by monsoon rains last month may account for much of the available supply unless a typhoon brings additional rainfall—a scenario he said was highly unlikely during El Niño. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
