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SURVIVING HAIYAN Garret Salvacion THE DAY BEFORE HAIYAN We had known that a Super Typhoon was going to hit us, and so we prepared for the worst.  My parents secured the roof of our house, cut down the huge branches of the nearby trees, and prepared a bag full of clothes, flashlights, and canned goods.  Because my parents work for the San Joaquin parish church and are close friends of the parish priest, Fr. Kelvin Apurillo, the latter invited us to stay in the church's rectory since it was more durable than our house. However, we had to decline the invitation as we had to assist my aunt in taking care of my 85-year old grandmother who both