Manila, Aug. 18 -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will double the capacity of the creek beside the Solis and Blumentritt Stations of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) to mitigate flooding while its construction is ongoing.

Citing the order from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said government projects should not cause flooding.

"After ng napakaganda at napakabigat na presentation ng Pangulo sa flood control, talagang kailangan hindi natin pwede pabayaan 'yung flood control kaya we are going to double the capacity of the creek (After the wonderful and herculean presentation of the President on flood control, we really must not be careless on flood control, so that's why we're going to double th...