
Dr. Guillermo Q. Tabios III
Professor Emeritus, UP Institute of Civil Engineering
Research Fellow, UP National Hydraulic Research Center
gtabios@up.edu.ph
Research interests/activities:
Stochastic and Computational Hydrology and Hydraulics, Water Resources Systems Engineering
Educational Background:
PhD in Civil Engineering (Hydrology and Water Resources), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1984
MS Agricultural Engineering (Land and Water Resources), University of the Philippines Los Baños, 1979
BS Agricultural Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 1977
Current Membership in Professional Organizations:
Academician, National Academy of Science and Technology (since July 2010)
Full Member, Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (since January 2022)
Honorary Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (since November 2023)
Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines (since 2011)
Board Member, National Water Resources Board (July 2008 – February 2015)
Chairman of RSC (November 2015-October 2017) and Country Representative (2015-present),
Alternate Country Representative (2003-2014), Regional Steering Committee of Asia-Pacific
Region (RSC-AP), UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP).
Board of Trustee, UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation Inc. (since 2020)
Board of Trustee, Philippine Water Partnership (since 2008)
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Hydrologic Environment, IHES (since 2008)
Member, American Geophysical Union (since 1982)
Member, International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (since 2002, formerly International Association of Hydraulic Research)
Member, Asia-Pacific Hydrology and Water Resources Association (since 2003)
Recent Publications:
| [1] Tabios, G.Q. III (2024). Flood Hazard Mapping with Nonstationary Extreme Values under Climate Change. In Climate Emergency in the Philippines. Springer. |
| [2] Tabios, G.Q. III (2024). Groundwater Availability & Risk of Land Subsidence, Metro Manila. In Catalogue of Hydrologic Analysis, UNESCO-IHP. |
| [3] Tabios, G.Q. III (2023). Urban Flood Risk Management: Pasig-Marikina River Basin. In Towards Responsible Local Governance. Palgrave. |
| [4] Tabios, G.Q. III (2023). Alternative Water Sources for Metro Manila. In A Better Metro Manila?. Palgrave. |
| [5] Ishiwatari, M., Ali, F., Tabios, G.Q. III, et al. (2023). Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation. J. Disaster Res., 18(8), 877–883. |
| [6] Siharath, P., Tabios, G.Q. III, et al. (2023). Lead and Zinc Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modelling, Lao PDR. Asian Journal of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art, 1(2), 208–228. https://doi.org/10.58578/ajstea.v1i2.1934 |
| [7] Tabios, G.Q. III (2020). Water Resources Systems of the Philippines: Modeling Studies. Springer. |
Recent Presentations:
| [1] Groundwater Resources Assessment, Laguna – PI/Groundwater Modeler (2020) |
| [2] Saltwater Intrusion Risk, Cebu Groundwater Wells – PI/Groundwater Modeler (2021) |
| [3] Land Subsidence Susceptibility, East Manila Aquifer – PI/Groundwater Modeler (2021–2022) |
| [4] Mananga II Dam Reliability Analysis – PI/Systems Analyst (2021–2022) |
| [5] Mananga II Dam Reliability Analysis – PI/Systems Analyst (2021–2022) |
