Survivor Philippines

For the 25th American season, see Survivor: Philippines. For its first season of this version, see Survivor Philippines: Season 1.

Survivor Philippines
Franchise Information
Country:	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino English
Director	Rico Gutierrez (2008–2012) Dante Nico Garcia (2011–2012) Monti Parungao (2008–2010) Martin Cabrera (2009)
Presenter(s)	GMA Network
Host(s)	Paolo Bediones (2008-2009) Richard Gutierrez (2010-2012)
Theme Music Composer	Russ Landau Diwa de Leon
Running Time	30-45 minutes
Series Run	September 15, 2008-February 19, 2012

Survivor Philippines was the Philippine edition of the Survivor franchise.

Its slogan, Pautakan, Pagalingan, Patatagan can be roughly translated to "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" in Filipino. The prize for being the Sole Survivor (in addition to the title) is a cash prize of ₱3,000,000 (roughly $53,549.61) - the highest cash prize seen in a Philippine television game show.

History

The first season of Survivor Philippines aired in 2008, produced by GMA Network. Paolo Bediones hosted the first two seasons, before moving to TV5 following the second season. He was replaced by Richard Gutierrez, who hosted the last two seasons. The series concluded after four seasons in February 2012.

Format Changes

Unlike the American version, which condensed the events of each cycle of 2–3 days into one episode, the Philippine version split each cycle into five 30-45 minute episodes. Normally, Reward Challenges are aired during a Monday or Tuesday episode, the Immunity Challenges on a Wednesday or Thursday episode, and Tribal Council on a Friday. Some Tribal Councils with a close vote ended with a cliffhanger, with the deciding vote revealed in the following Monday episode to extract the most suspense.

The Reunion Show was pre-recorded, and is separate from the live finale, where the winner is announced.

Unlike the American version, the name of the merged tribe was also determined by production.

Seasons

Season	Tribes	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Filming Dates	Season Run	Sole Survivor
Survivor Philippines: Season 1	Jarakay Naak Chalam	18	Ko Tarutao, Satun Province, Thailand	July 21, 2008 - August 29, 2008	September 15, 2008 - December 15, 2008	J.C. Tiuseco
Survivor Philippines: Palau	Airai Koror Sonsorol	16	Peleliu, Palau	May 28, 2009 - July 5, 2009	August 17, 2009 - November 15, 2009	Amanda Coolley Van Cooll
Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown	Magan Nagar Sar Mayee Galone	18	Laem Son National Park, Kapoe District, Ranong Province, Thailand	July 11, 2010 - August 17, 2010	August 30, 2010 - December 5, 2010	Akihiro Sato
Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown	Bulan Tala Apolaki	20	San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines	September 21, 2011 - October 26, 2011	November 14, 2011 - February 19, 2012	Betong Sumaya Jr.

Success

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Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
2009	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality Program Host	Paolo Bediones	Won
	14th Asian Television Awards	Best Adaptation of an Existing Format	Survivor Philippines Season 1, Episode 1	Nominated
2010	6th USTv Students' Choice Awards	Students' Choice of Reality Show	Survivor Philippines	Won
	2010 K-Zone Awards	Fave Reality Show		Nominated
2011	2011 Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown	Won
		Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program Host	Richard Gutierrez	Nominated
	2011 Gawad Tangi Awards for Television	Best Reality Program (Adapted)	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown	Won
		Best Reality Program Host (Adapted)	Richard Gutierrez	Nominated
2012	17th Asian Television Awards	Best Adaptation of an Existing Format	Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown	Nominated
2013	2013 Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program		Won
		Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program Host	Richard Gutierrez	Nominated