This is Neri Abalos and Randy Valdes.

Childhood friends. Neighbors. Residents of Pared village in Alacala.

Now considered heroes in their community. #UlyssesPH #Cagayan

Their story in this thread. During the deluge, their neighbors — a mother and her son — were trapped in their house and called for rescue.

Neri and Randy heeded the call. They used Neri’s boat — which he saved up for and bought precisely for emergency use in their village.

Flood has subsided in many parts of Alcala. But debris in the aftermath of the deluge is slowing down relief operation as inner roads are still not passable. In Jurisdicion village, residents had to walk and meet stranded relief op vehicles for aid. #Cagayan #UlyssesPH Alcala Mayor Cristina Antonio: 24 out of 25 barangays in our town were flooded, 7 were totally submerged. Some barangays are still isolated, inundated. Humuhupa ang baha pero mabagal #Cagayan #UlyssesPH

Reached Amulung town in #Cagayan. Trying to get to Alcala and Gattaran but many areas are still inundated. Hundreds of vehicles stranded along the highway #UlyssesPH A common sight now in Amulung: people living in makeshift tents along the highway. Residents say they still can’t return to their flooded homes. Many have been here since last Thursday. #Cagayan #UlyssesPH

#UlyssesPH devastation in #Cagayan. This one was taken around Balzain Highway. (Drone footage by Chu Taquiqui and Jhay Ar Calagui) #UlyssesPH devastation in #Cagayan.

So we were able to interview DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya earlier on @ukgdos. Here are some answers you might be looking for about the Metro Manila quarantine/lockdown that’s happening on March 15.

THREAD. Q: I live outside Metro Manila. But I work there. Can I still go?

A: Yes, you can. Although you would need to show company IDs at the checkpoint. For those who do not have company IDs but have work in Metro Manila, gov’t is still discussing possible requirements.