Excessive precipitation, drought, heat waves, strong typhoons and rising sea levels are just some of the common indicators of
climate change. In the Philippines, excessive precipitation never failed to devastate and drown the streets of Metro Manila, a
highly urbanized and flood-prone area; such problems are expected to occur frequently. Moreover, the water supply of Metro
Manila is dependent only to Angat Reservoir. Rainwater harvesting can serve as an alternative source of raw water and it
can mitigate the effects of flooding. The harvested rainwater can be used for: potable consumption if filtered and disinfected;
and non-potable consumptions (e.g., irrigation, flushing toilets, carwash, gardening, etc.) if used untreated. The rainfall data
were gathered from all 5 rainfall stations located in Metro Manila namely: Science Garden, Port Area, Polo, Nangka and
Napindan rain gauge stations. To be able to determine the potential volume of rainwater harvested and the potentiality of
rainwater harvesting system as an alternate source of raw water; in this study, three different climatic conditions were
considered, the dry, median and wet rainfall years. The frequent occurrence of cyclonic events in the Philippines brought
significant amount of rainwater that causes flooding in the highly urbanized region of Metro Manila. Based from the results
of this study, the utilization of rainwater harvesting system can serve as an alternative source of non-potable water for the
community; and could also reduce the amount of surface runoff that could result to extreme flooding.