survivor philippines: charisse becomes last jury member, final two revealed

anna charisse yacapin becomes the last member of the jury after being eliminated in the 14th tribal council in survivor philippines. charisse was voted off by rob and chose jc to be with him in the final two. charisse and jc did not vote because their votes would cancel out since they would only vote for each other after rob won immunity.

charisse was really an underdog at the start of the competition. no one expected her to last till the final three. she is a fashionista and kikay. she used har charms and good social skills to compensate on her physical weakness. she was one of the brains that started the girls alliance in jarakay. after that, she played with marlon at the start of the merge and stayed close with the naak tribe. her efforts payed off when after kiko was voted out, jc and rob trusted her over kaye and cris. the alliance with jc was the one that made her last till the final three.

charisse accepted her elimination calmly and said that she was happy whatever happens and wishes the 2 guys good luck in her exit interview. she lasted 38 days in the island and was the last female standing. she was able to win an individual immunity challenge in day 26 and was the only one in the final seven castaway that did not get to enjoy any of the rewards.

with charisse gone, survivor philippine's final 2 was revealed. the final two are basketball hottie jc tiuseco and loverboy rob sy. the 2 guys will battle it out for 3 million pesos in the last tribal council.

survivor philippines: why marlon lost

marlon carmen is definitely one of the best players this season in survivor philippines. he has gained the trust of two alliances while in jarakay tribe and played both alliances. he escaped 3 elimination weeks after the merge and even convinced cris and kaye to vote against the naak alliance. he definitely came prepared and was focused on winning. but he was voted out on the show's tenth tribal council and became the fourth jury member.

so why did marlon lose the game?

first, he was definitely viewed as a strategic threat. as i have said, he has made the most strategic moves in this game. he played two alliances, dictated the voting out order in jarakay, convinced kaye and cris to vote on their side and blindside kiko and did really everything to stay in the game. his mind works really hard and he really played a mind game.

second, despite his strategy, jarakay really was in a disadvantage in numbers. having the numbers advantage in the merge would give you a clear advantage. jarakay entered the merge down by 2 people, 6 to 4. first voted out was jace, then after two weeks was vern. since none of the 2 remaining jarakay members won immunity, it was logical that one of them was going home.

third, he failed to break the naak alliance. despite winning over cris and kaye in the 8th tribal council and voted out kiko, he never really won the trust of the 2. after jc shared the reward with them in the next reward challenge, the 2 went back to the original naak alliance. he tried to win zita but her loyalty was definitely on the naak side. his credibility also worsened when he told cris that zita was angry with jc and she wants him out.

fourth, he was viewed as the antagonist in the island. the way he played the game was really off in some aspects and may be unacceptable to many. he surely gained enemies while in the island and even had fans hate him after watching the show. but however he plays the game, he surely lasted long despite being hated.

with all of this into consideration, i think the main reason why he lost was that even with his superb strategic skills, he failed to break the naak alliance which lead to his downfall. i admire his never say die attitude and for giving it his all until the end. i think he is the only survivor that was voted out that can say that he did everything in his powers to stay in the game.

survivor philippines: why veronica lost

veronica domingo has a heart of a champion. being a taekwondo champion for years, she has been very focused and discplined. she has the looks, she has the stamina and she is determined. she went to the island for nothing else but to become the first sole survivor in survivor philippines. but she was eliminated and became the third jury member.

so why did vern lose?

first, she was a physical threat. in all challenges, vern was simply dominating all of them. she definitely is the strongest female castaway out there. she has the focus and the determination to beat them all. and she proved it in the hai pillow challenge where she out hustled not only the girls but also the boys. she out endured all of them in the second individual immunity challenge, standing on the rung for more than 4 hours with out any sign of discomfort. she is really awesome in challenges.

second, she was a mental player and a threat. she thinks about things thoroughly without deciding on what to do next and who to vote. her quietness in the camp makes her so unpredictable. and you never want anyone to plan behind your back without knowing it.

third, jarakay definitely has the disadvantage in terms of numbers. from the merge, jarakay has only 4 members and naak has 6. jace was the first to go but they were able to get rid of kiko next. now that the remaining naak members were able to talk things over, marlon and charisse are definitely next to go.

fourth, she had no strong alliance left in the game. her original alliance was the muscle group in jarakay: jace, gigit, john, vern and marlon. but marlon is also on the girls alliance and he is more into this alliance. ith all the other allies of her gone, she then went to go with marlon and charisse since its the lkogical thing to do. bu she was not completely into it, saying that she is not trusting anybody in the game.

for me, the main reason for her loss is her being a big physical threat and jarakay having the numbers disadvantage. she shown great physical strength and mental toughness that has threathened all the other survivors. and its the best time to eliminate her, because if not, she can win all the next immunity challenges.

survivor philippines:veronica becomes the third jury member

after a shocking elimination of kiko last week, veronica domingo was eliminated in survivor philippines. her elimination came after a 5 - 4 vote in the tribal council. all the former naak tribe members voted for her while all the ex-jarakay members voted for rob plus the black pearl vote.

before the tribal council, the individual immunity challenge was shown. this week's immunity challenge involves finding 7 colored blocks in a big playing field, hidden among the trees and bushes. each cast away has their own assigned color. each block has thai characters on it, each representing a day of the week. after collecting all 7 tiles, they must arrange the blocks in order to win immunity. the arrangement was shown for 20 seconds before the game starts and a cheat table is provided 200 meters from the game station.

all of the cast aways had an easy time finding the first 5 blocks but had difficulty finding the 2 more blocks. all of the first 5 were hidden under the trees. they did not notice that there were blocks on top of the branches. it was vern who first completed all 7 tiles but was not able to arrange them in order. she decided to go to the cheat table. next to complete the 7 tiles was zita but was also not able to arrange the blocks properly. charisse then completed the blocks and arranged them in order to win immunity.

all the individual immunity challenges so far has been won by girls. zita won the first one, vern wn last week and charisse won it this week. kaye is the only female cast away without a win in individual immunity challenge.

at camp, marlon causes some trouble by saying to cris that zita was angry at jc because he did not choose her for the reward after promising it to her. but when cris confronted zita and she denied it. the naak tribe knew that it was the best time to eliminate vern since she is a strong competitor in challenges. the jarakay voted for rob since he has an extra vote because of the black pearl.

after her elimination, veronice gave the black pearl to another ex-jarakay member, charisse.

survivor philippines: why kiko lost

kiko rustia has been a very strong contender since the start of the first season of survivor philippines. he is strong both physically and mentally. he has a strong alliance with jc and rob and their former tribe, naak has the numbers adv antage going into the merge. looks like everything is going his way until day 24 where he was voted out with a 5 - 4 vote in the tribal council, the biggest blindside in the game so far.

so why did kiko lose the game?

first, kiko is a big physical threat. he is one of the strongest boys left in the competition. he definitely has an advantage if the next challenges would be physical. it would definitely be wise if you vote out a physical threat the first time you have an opportunity to do so. this is the same reason why jace was voted out last week, the remaining naak members sees him as the threat.

second, aside from being a physical threat, he leads naak in strategy. he is the one that dictates who they would vote next. if you were a jarakay member, you would definitely want the leader of the leading alliance to be eliminated to cause some chaos in camp. it would definitely lead to confusion on the alliance. kiko was viewed as naak's leader, and this was confirmed with what kaye and cris told the three remaining jarakay members.

third, jc made the wrong choices at the reward challenge. he chose rob, kiko and zita to the immersion. he left kaye and cris with ex-jarakays at camp, giving them an opportunity to talk about strategies. rob, cris, jc and zita has proven their loyalty to naak; and i think it is clear that kaye and cris has the greatest tendency to switch. leaving them with marlon, who is a great strategist would definitely pave the way for them to switch to the other side, which happened.

fourth, he trusted his alliance so much that he became too complacent. when the 4 ex-naak castaways returned from the immersion reward, they did not ask kaye nor cris about what happened when they were away. they just assumed that they are loyal based on the actions that they shown when they arrived. we all know that marlon is a game player, and he would do anything to stay; they should have checked with kaye and cris that they were really loyal to the alliance.

if i were to choose the main reason on why he was voted out, i think the main reason was jc's poor choice in the reward challenge. i think if he chose marlon to go with him, this would not have happened. and him being the leader of naak made him the best target to be the one to be voted off among the 6 naak members who made it to the merge.

survivor philippines: why jace lost

reynaldo "jace" flores jr is your typical hunk. being a gym instructor, he has a well sculpted body and awesome physical strength. he can easily win physical challenges and has been actively strategizing on making alliances with other cast aways. but unfortunately, he was the 9th person voted out of the island.

so why did jace lose survivor philippines?

first, he was a big physical threat. being a mixed martial artist and gym instructor, he surely has awesome strength and great pain tolerance. with that in mind, cast aways will look at him as some one who can easily win challenges and immunity as well. it would be the best if he was eliminated on the first available tribal council that he has no immunity, and the first chalam tribal council was perfect timing.

second, he was lazy at camp. it was emphasized for almost 2 weeks now that after john left, jace became one of the laziest persons in the tribe. he helped the least in camp and has been sleeping much. that is basically why naak voted for him, as said by rob in a previous episode. they were choosing between marlon and jace but marlon was a greater help in camp, which lead them to a concensus that it was jace's time to go.

third, he divulged too much to jc even though he has not tested his loyalty to him. he was so sure that jc was on his side and told him everything about his plans. but jc was on the other side and was loyal to naak. he told them everything that jace told him and warned them of his plans. being the one active in strategizing among the jarakay members, naak saw a strategic threat in him, making himself very vulnerable to be voted out.

fourth, he has previously voted the wrong persons out. his initial muscle alliance in jarakay was with marlon, john, veronica and gigit. on the first tribal council of jarakay, they planned to vote out patani. but they ended up voting gigit instead. on jarakay's second tribal council, they planned to vote out nikki, who was their weakest link. but they ended up voting john instead. the allies that he has was simply being voted out one by one, and he was directly involved in letting them go. you must keep a strong alliance to survive in this game.

fifth, his maturity level is low compared to the other cast aways. comparing hios behavior at chalam with the likes of marlon and charisse, he was simply out played and out strategized by the two former jarakay members.

what was the main reason on why he lost? i would pick two. it would be being a physical strength and wrong strategy. he lasted till the merge, which is a positive sign that he played well. we will be seeing him in the next weeks since he will be a jury member. now that he was blindsided, it would be interesting to see his choice on who will be the sole survivor.

survivor philippines: jace becomes first member of the jury

after 21 days in the island, jace flores became the 9th person voted out of the first season of survivor philippines. the 19 year old mixed martial artist and gym instructor is the first one to be voted out of the merged tribe, chalam and the first member of the jury. he was voted out with a 6 - 4 vote, 4 votes going to kiko. in his exit interview, jace said that it was unexpected and he was still anticipating for at least a tie but things went differently.

as expected, the remaining 6 original naak members (kiko, rob, jc, cris, kaye and zita) voted together and voted jase while the 4 original jarakay members (jace, veronica, charisse and marlon) voted for kiko. the plan of naak to vote out jarakay one by one is in place. and it would be exciting to see how the remaining 3 jarakay members will fight it out to survive.

survivor philippines: live chat with nikki and john transcript

here is the live chat transcript of the live chat with cast offs john and nikki:

chat with john

ranfhei13: hey buddy..nice game..
JOHNLOPEZ: thanks bro
survivor_ako_07: john, mahirap ba sa island? at ano feelin na mas nakikilala ka ng mga tao ngayon?
JOHNLOPEZ: super hirap talaga bro. at totoo ;ahat yung mga nangyari. masarp ang feeling and thankful at na experience ko maging castway. :)
chris_chat: hi john hows your health now?
JOHNLOPEZ: ok nman. back to normal na.
jmakisig: halu John! Sino sa mga castaways na kasama mo ang sa tingin mo eh most attractive?
JOHNLOPEZ: nikki jarakay tribe. vhev and kaye naak tribe :)

chat with nikki

macandcheese: HI NIKKI ? ANONG UNANG UNA MO GINAWA PAGUWI MO DITO PINAS?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! cguro first thing i did when i came id kumain ng kumain..nkakamiss ang food eh....heheheheh
obetz_69: sino gusto mo si JC or John!?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! nice question nman...hehehhe si john....kc ktribmate ko
macandcheese: tingin mo anong nngyari sa jarakay tribe bakit humina?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! lack of disciplne
beersheba: hi nikki! =) how's life after survivor?
NIKKIDACULLO: happy! how are you po?
survivor_ako_07: hi nikki.. kumista ang feeling na mas nakilala ka dahil sa survivor?
NIKKIDACULLO: masaya po dahhl isa ako sa mga napili sa survivor phil
jeff_080203: hi nikki!!! nkabalik kpb sa work mu being colcenter agent???
NIKKIDACULLO: wala na po... ihad to resign po eeh dahil tagal tagal din ang SP
airatotzkie: sabi ni john isa ka sa pinakamganda sa jarakay..anong masasabi mo dun??may kilig factor ba?? hehe
NIKKIDACULLO: happy...its nice to know that john appreciates me
shimmer23: hi nikki! gusto mo rin bang umarte sa tv, doing some dramas sa GMA?
NIKKIDACULLO: yes...that would be so nice

chat with nikki and john (but i think only john answered the questions):

deeply: john how did you feel ng ikaw ang nvote out??
JOHNLOPEZ: i feel bad but ok lang :) friends parin kami nila nikki, vern and others :)
airatotzkie: mas naging better person ka ba after survivor???
JOHNLOPEZ: oo nman. napakarami kong natutuan
cox20: galing mo pre... wow!
JOHNLOPEZ: thanks pre.
airatotzkie: saan ba located ang shop mo??
JOHNLOPEZ: its along pasay road
yagami_kiko: john pre anjan k p?
JOHNLOPEZ: nadto pa ko.
mysteriousgirl: Here in the USA Survivor is the # 1 lots of people watching it.. hehehe... How do you feel right now na na voted off ka sa tribe?
JOHNLOPEZ: well i feel bad of course pero lets face it. ganun talaga its a game.
jozhua27: ano masasabi sa ugali ni marlon??
JOHNLOPEZ: well kung sa tv ganun lang yung pinakita nya. pero in real life mabait talaga sya. at down to earth . talaga naka focus lang sya sa game kaya gunu ang pinakita nyang character:)
justine_crasher005: naging crush mo ba si NIKKI? have YOU ever thought of courting her after SP wen you were still in SP?
JOHNLOPEZ: well well and well. :)
justine_crasher005: naging crush mo ba si NIKKI? have YOU ever thought of courting her after SP wen you were still in SP?
JOHNLOPEZ: well well and well. :)

the chat was quite short and john answered only a few questions. they did not answer any of my questions. looking forward for the next live chat.

survivor philippines: episode 31 - 2 tribes merge, chalam tribe formed

after surviving 18 days in the island, naak and jarakay are tribes no more. at day 19, the two tribes gathered at the challenge area. thinking that there was a challenge, the two tribes were surprised whem paolo said "drop your buffs, magme-merge na tayo". the new tribe is named chalam, the thai word for shark. paolo then handed out new buffs that has the new tribe color, which is violet.

the 10 cast aways that made it to the merge are 4 jarakay members; marlon, charisse, vern and jace; and 6 naak members; kiko, jc,rob, cris, kaye and zita. a feast then followed after the announcement. the feast included mechado, kare kare, lechon kawali, ginataang hipon, alimasag, several fruits and cocktails. all of the cast aways ate a lot since it was their first taste of real food after 18 days (except for the 2 large fish that jarakay won in day 7 and the lechon that naak won in day 15).

all cast aways will then live in the original jarakay camp after the feast. they all agreed to go together to naak camp to get their things and then proceed to jarakay. its good to see the cast aways this happy. but some of them are still playing the game. its surprising that jace is the one making the move to get jc, but jc is staying firmly with naak.

from here on, its an individual fight for reward and immunity. its exciting to see if the numbers advantage of naak will continue or the strategy players in jarakay will prevail.

survivor philippines: why nikki lost

nikki dacullo definitely has the charms to be a survivor. survivor is a game of strategy, we all know that. and aligning with people is a must and being as friendly as charming as nikki would definitely be an advantage. being a call center agent, she sure has the capability to communicate well with others.

with this in mind, why did nikki lose the game?

first, nikki was tagged as the weakest link in jarakay. since patani's exit in the 3rd tribal council, nikki was tagged as such. she was the least impressive among the girls during challenges. going to the merge with the disadvantage in numbers, its important the winners in the next challenges would come from jarakay so they can have an advantage in bargaining. the tribe might have felt that their chances would be better if nikki would be the one to be eliminated.

second, she helps the least at camp. as shown in several episodes, she sleeps too much and has not been a big help at camp. being a call center agent must have taken a toll on her. her body clock must have not fully adjusted to the normal waking and sleeping hours. proving your worth to the tribe is a must in survivor, and i think she did not do this.

third, she was not a strategic player. with only 3 of them left in the girls alliance in jarakay, charisse and marlon definitely outwitted her. based on what was shown on tv, she strategizes with charisse and she follows what charisse says. she has not shown any attempt to stategize on her own and convince others to vote out this person.

fourth, her alliance was a failed one. she was with the girls alliance in jarakay, together with charisse, marlon, patani and nina. patani was eliminated in week 3. nina was out due to injury in week 4, leaving her, charisse and marlon. with them having the numbers advantage (only 2 are left in the muscle tribe, jace and vern since marlon was vocal that he is with the girl), they must have voted for vern. but they did not and she trusted the two very much that she did not knew that the two were voting her out, together with the 2 other tribe members.

fifth, she has been experiencing homesickness. it was shown on the show that she has been moody at times and she had cried several times since she has been missing home so much. she has been wanting to go home several times and had express her feelings that it would be okay if she is the one to be voted off. this might have made the choice of the other tribemates easier. why would i vote out another person who wants to stay if someone feels okay if she goes home?

if i were to choose the main reason on why nikki lost, it would be her being the weakest link of the tribe. she needed to prove her worth in the tribe to stay and she failed miserably.

but some one like her would be ideal to get through to the merge. first because she has the charms to get new alliances. second, she is weak and can easily lose challenges. and third, she has been cruising throuh the game and is not playing strategy; making her a very easy player to sacrifice in the end. maybe the other tribe members did not consider this, and its maybe their loss in the end.

survivor philippines: jarakay votes off nikki

on its sixth week, survivor philippines has eliminated its eight cast away. after losing its 4th straight challenge, jarakay decided to vote off nikki, tagged as the call center beauty during the 6th tribal council in the island while naak is watching at the sidelines. the vote of the tribe was unanimous, 4-1. all of the other tribe members voted for her while her vote went to vern.

nikki lasted 18 days on the island and has been one of the eye candies in the show. she has been tagged as jarakay's weakest link and escaped elimination last week when the tribe decided to vote off john instead, due to his dwindling health. she was part of the girls alliance in jarakay, together with charisse, marlon, patani and nina.

nikki also became close to kaye of naak during the time that naak was still made up of all the female cast aways. when paolo announced that nikki was going home, kaye was shown crying. she accepted the decision of the tribe very lightly based on her exit interview after the tribal council.

with nikki gone, naak definitely has the numbers with the merge coming next week, as shown in the preview shown after the show. it will be exciting to see how the jarakay members prove their worth to stay in the game and try to get the trust of some of naak's tribe members.

survivor philippines: naak wins week 6 immunity challenge

survivor philippines' week 6 immunity challenge was the same challenge used as the reward challenge for episode 2 of survivor vanuatu and episode 4 of survivor fiji. unfortunately, i did not get any pictures from survivor vanuatu. but here are some pictures from survivor fiji (pics taken from survivor phoenix and from the official cbs website):

the challenge starts with the palyers lined up in a narrow plank. the last person needs to cross the plank up to the other end, passing through each other tribe member. they are not allowed to sit or stoop down. if they fall, the one who is crossing the plank would start all over. but if only the other cast away falls, he then goes to the end of the line. first tribe to have all 5 members in the center platform wins immunity.

since naak has one extra member, kaye will sit out this challenge. naak has a clear advantage on this challenge since they are thinner and smaller. jc was the first to cross for naak and veronica for jarakay. jc fell into the water with cris so they had to start again. jc then had an easy time crossing the plank and passing through his tribemates. he finished with vern only through nikki. vern then needs to cross charisse who eventually fell into the water. next was marlon, whose girth was no help in the challenge and eventually jumped into the water.

on the other tribe, it was kiko's turn to traverse the plank. he had an easy time until he reached cris. they eventually fell into the water and kiko started over again. the second try was successful and naak never looked back and finished ahead of jarakay. no one from jarakay finished the challenge.

this is naak's 5th win, 4 challenges in a row. they would definitely gain the upperhand during the merge, since they have the numbers 6 - 4. on the other hand, jarakay needs to vote out another member. will this be another surprise vote with one of the stronger members getting the boot since the merge is coming? or will they vote out the weakest link that is not helping them in camp and in challenges? we will see in tonight's episode of survivor philippines.

survivor philippines: naak wins week 6 reward challenge

survivor philippines' week 6 reward challenge was the same reward challenge used in survivor cook island episode 13. see screen caps below:



the challenge is played by 5 members per tribe, one would act as the collector. one by one, each of the four other tribe members would get into a mud pit and collect as many mud as possible. the collector would then put the mud in a pail. first team to fill 5 pails of mud wins immunity.

the challenge started neck to neck but after the 2nd pail, naak had a slight advantage. the lead was slowly gained by naak and they never looked back. final score is 5- 3. reward is a complete bath, with shampoo, soap, conditioner, toothbrush and deodorants but it should be used only in the make shift bathrooms in the challenge area.

this is naak's first 3-in-a-row victory. is this a sign of naak's dominance in the challenge and eventually being a majority in the merge? or will this be a wake up call for jarakay that will lead them to win the immunity challenge?

survivor philippines: why john lost

john lopez was tagged as "ang mekaniko" in survivor philippines. as a mechanic and a part time model, he has a great body that would definitely make him last long in the island. he helped his tribe in winning challenges. he has the charms to win everybody's heart. he has an alliance and has been a main player on saying who they would vote off. but surprisingly, he was the 7th person eliminated from the island and did not even made it to the merge.

so why did john lost?

first, his health condition is a big factor in the tribe decision. he has been pulled out of the game in day 8 because his potassium level went down. he was rushed to the hospital and was given 24 hours to be able to come back and continue the game. luckily, ha was able to come back after staying overnight in the hospital. his condition has been in question since then and he also expressed concern about his health over the last few days before the tribal council.

second, he is a big physical threat. obviously, he is strong. he has the body to show and the challenges to prove this. when it comes to the merge, he would definitely be a force to reckon with if the immunity and reward challenges would be physical challenges. this would be a perfect time to eliminate him since it would be easier for him to accept it because there is still an issue regarding his health.

third, he is also a strategic threat. he was one of the first jarakay members to make a strategic move and form an alliance. he first got jace and formed the muscle tribe, which includes jace, vern, gigit and marlon. since then, he was the one orchestratrating their strategy and has been voicing out his opinions on who should go next. a strategic player is a big threat in survivor, and that is what john is.

fourth, he formed a failed alliance and still stick with it. on the first tribal council, it was one of the muscle alliance members who was voted off, gigit. this is only a proof that their alliance is not that strong. and they still don't have the numbers. he did not see clearly how marlon is playing the game. this is mainly due to the double elimination that evened out the alliances in jarakay. but having one of your alliances voted out on the first tribal council should have been a wake up call for him that someone is playing them and their alliance should be stronger.

fifth, he knew he was going but he did not fight for his place enough to make him stay. his tribe already expressed their plan to vote him off. he knew it. charisse was even saying sorry for voting him during their last tribal council. these are clear signs that you are going home. but he did not negotiate hard for the tribe to vote for nikki instead. he waited for them to realize that he is worth more than nikki, and it did not materialized. i don't know if it was not shown but based on the episode last friday, that is my impression.

if i would have to choose the main reason for his loss, it would definitely be health reason and his failed alliance. he is definitely an asset to the tribe but he was not able to adapt to the conditions of the game, both physically and strategically.

survivor philippines: john lopez voted off the island

after the first back to back loss of jarakay tribe, the tribe decided to vote out one of its stronger players. john lopez, an automechanic and a model was the 7th person voted out of survivor philippines. john is the 4th person eliminated from the jarakay tribe, after gigit, patani, and nina, who was eliminated dur to injury.

john, who hails from bicol is part of the muscle alliance in jarakay, together with vern, jace and marlon. gigit was also part of the alliance before he was voted off. john was previously pulled out of the game and was rushed to the hospital in day 8 of the game due to the low potassium level in his body. he later returned to the game with in the 24 hour limit. john lasted 15 days in the island.

what's interesting to see is how jarakay would adapt now that they would be outnumbered by naak for the first time in the game. also interesting to see s would their move to sacrifice one of their stronger players pay off for them to win challenges? one more week before the anticipated merge, winning this week would definitely be an advantage.

survivor philippines: naak wins week 5 immunity challenge

survivor philippines' fifth immunity challenge was the same challenge used as the immunity challenge in episode 3 of survivor palau. please see screencaps below:

it was also used as the immunity challenge in episode 2 of survivor cook islands:

the challenge involves 6 cast aways per tribe, each person carrying a bag at 10 pounds each. each tribe would start at opposite ends of the round playing field. they would traverse the perimeter of the round fence. when a tribe gets to the last person of the other tribe, that member would be out of the game. she would pass her bag to the other member of the tribe and goto an enclosure in the middle of the playing field. the tribe that could eliminate all the other tribe's member will win immunity.

at the start of the challenge, it was evident that it was nikki who is jarakay's weakest link and it was kaye in naak. jarakay decided to let go of nikki and nikki was out of the race. they also let go of charisse in the next round. what they did not realize was that the weight gets heavier everytime a cast away is out of the game, which eventually slowed jarakay down. naak never lost its advantage and eventually won the challenge, winning it by a sweep: 6-0.

this is naak's 2nd win out of 5 immunity challenge. this is the first back to back challenge won by naak, after winning the reward challenge last monday. on the other hand, this is jarakay's first back to back loss and they will go to tribal council on friday to eliminate another member. this would be the first time that naak would have the advantage in terms of numbers.

survivor philippines: naak wins week 5 reward challenge

survivor philippines' week 5 reward challenge was a modified version of the reward challenge used in the second episode of survivor micronesia fan versus favorites, see scrrenshots below (images lifted from http://resources.survivorphoenix.com/ )





this was also used as the immunity challenge in episode 7 of survivor cook islands:



the challenge involves 6 cast aways per tribe, 5 would recover keys and 1 would be the puzzle solver. One by one, each of the 5 cast aways would gat a club, swim to the platform and get on the platform. once there, they would hit a skull with a club where a key is hidden. they would then dive into the water, retrieve the key and swim back. once the key is hanged on a pole, the next team member would swim out until all 6 keys are retrieved.



once all keys are on the pole, the puzzle solver will get the keys and open a trunk that contains the puzzle pieces. the first tribe to solve the puzzle wins reward. reward for this challenge is a feast containing 2 lechon de leche.


the solvers were kaye for naak and nikki for jarakay. the game was head to head during the start of the challenge until the third person. marlon hit the skull the wrong way and the key went to the deeper part of the water. he then asked for help which incurred them a 3 minute penalty. naak never looked back and eventually won the reward, winning their 2nd challenge in the series.



the reward was just in time for cris' birthday. and there is a twist, jarakay would watch them while they were eating the reward and a time limit of 30 minutes was imposed.

survivor philippines: jarakay wins 4th immunity challenge

week 4's immunity challenge was the same challenge used as a reward challenge in episode 2 of survivor china. please see screen caps below:

the challenge involved 4 balls being lowered to a mud pit playing area. the object is to push the huge balls to the team's goal. you can prevent or stop the other team by holding their waist or push the ball away from the goal. first round was 3 girls vs 3 girls. for jarakay, it was vhev, zita and kaye and for jarakay it was vern, nikki and charisse. it was a close fight but naak got to the goal first. naak leads 1-0.

second round was 3 boys vs 3 boys. for naak, it was cris, rob and jc. for jarakay, it was marlon, john and jace. the jarakay boys got a strategy and proved to be better, putting their ball in their goal first. game tied at 1-1.

the last round will have 2 girls and 1 boy. they have to get 2 balls across their goals. for jarakay, it was jace, vern and charisse. for naak, it was zita, rob and vhev. the teams got neck to neck but jace proved to be stronger than rob, scoring the first goal for jarakay. the naak girls made their move and inched closer to their goal. zita scored next for naak, making the game tied at 1 goal a piece. rob made a wrong move and switched from defense to offense, letting jace alone. jace then scored the goal. jarakay wins 2-1.

during the game, marlon also got into a verbal fight with rob. there is also a twist that would be revealed in the next episode.

survivor philippines: jarakay's niña pulled out due to injury

maria nona "nina" ortiz became the 5th person out of the survivor philippines. after hurting her toe during the reward challenge, niña was pulled out from the game and was treated in a local hospital. the x rays showed that one of her toe bone was broken. it needed to be cast and cannot be wet. due to the nature of the challenges where swimming and physical exertion is needed, niña decided to call it quits.

niña bid farewell to cast aways just before the start of the immunity challenge. everyone was emotional, epecially zita whom niña has bonded during the first days when naak were still all females.

niña lasted 11 days in the island and was part of the girl's alliance in jarakay.

survivor philippines: jarakay wins week 4 reward challenge

the reward challenge for week 4 of survivor philippines was the same challenge used in episode 7 of survivor guatemala. please see pictures below:







the challenge involves 2 tribemembers at the starting line, one would act as a winder. they would sprint to a pole and the winder would attach the hook attached to a long fabric to the harness attached tio the other member. that member would then spin around to get the fabric around his waist. the end of the fabric is attached to the pole. the winder will unhook it and the 2 members would run to the next post and attach the hook to the next tribe member. they would again repeat the process until 5 tribemembers are winded together. they would then unwind the fabric and after the whole fabric is unwound, they would race to the mat.

1 member would sit out the challenge. it was kaye for naak and jace for jarakay. winders are marlon for jarakay and cris for naak. naak lead in the early stages of the race but jarakay slowly caught up and eventually won with a sizeable lead. jarakay wins 2 pillows and a hammock as a reward. they also got a chance to kidnap a naak member for a day which will be immune in the next tribal council in case naak loses the reward challenge. jarakay choose to kidnap kiko.