survivor philippines: why zita lost

zita is a strong woman, both inside and out. she raised her children by herself and has been working as a laundrywoman until now. she is physically strong and has proved herself in several challenges. she has superb work ethics has camp and has been cooking for the tribe since the start of the contest. she is a fighter, she is definitely is a survivor. but despite all of this, zita was still eliminated and became the 6th jury member of survivor philippines.

so why did zita lose?

first, zita is a physical threat to the other castaways. she is the strongest female left in the game and she has proven that she can challenge any of the boys in the challenges. she has won a reward challenge and an individual immunity challenge. she can always beat anyone in any challenge.

second, she trusted the naak alliance too much. she trusted jc and rob too much that she did not think that they can blindside her. she was definitely not expecting to be voted out that night, since the other naak members promised her that they will tell her that it was her time to go.

third, she is not a strategic player at all. unlike charisse, kaye or cris, zita never made a strategic move in the game. most of the time, she votes out the person that her naak tribemate says. she never argued about it. being left in the island after a reward challenge with the ex-jarakay members, she had the opportunity to swing over and make her move but she did not.

fourth, she is too likeable. being likeable is not a good thing towards the end of survivor. from having the numbers, strategy shift to who i can beat in the final tribal council. if you would bring zita to the final two, she would definitely beat you. she has the sympathy votes of the jury, being an old lady trying to raise her children by herself. she never had any grudge while in the island, except probably for marlon. the jury likes her and would definitely vote for her.

i think the main reason for her loss was lack of strategy and being too likeable. in the endgame, its not about loyalty or kindness anymore, its strategizing who i want to keep and who i can beat in the last challenges and in the final tribal council. but she played the game well and with integrity. for that, i really admire her and hope she would be included in the survivor philippines all stars, if the season will push through in the coming years.

survivor philippines: zita becomes sixth jury member

laundrywoman zita ortiga became the sixth jury member of the reality show survivor philippines. in an unexpected tribal council, zita was voted out of the chalam tribe with a 3 - 1 - 1 vote, 3 votes against zita, 1 vote against jc and 1 vote against rob. jc, rob and charisse voted for zita, cris voted for rob and zita voted for jc.

zita lasted 35 days in the island and has been tagged as one of the strongest contender for the sole survivor title among the castaways. she had previously won an individual reward challenge and won the first individual immunity challenge. she was a member of the naak alliance but was voted out by her allies. she works the hardest at camp and has proved herslf in several challenges.

zita was obviously disappointed of the result of the tribal council and was unaware that she was to be voted out next. in her exit interview, she was crying and she said that she was surprised that the others voted her out. she said that it was an agreement that if it was her turn to go, they would inform her beforehand. she also reminded them of karma, that if they will do go, they will receive something good and otherwise.

survivor philippines: cris wins individual immunity challenge

this week's immunity challenge will surely test the top 5 castaways endurance. in this challenge, the castaways will stand on a plank on top of springs. initially, all castaways will hold on to 2 ropes attached to a frame around the plank. they need to balance themselves and avoid falling off. after 30 minutes, one hand on the rope will be removed. after another 30 minutes, they will free both hands. after another 30 minutes, they need to lift one foot from the plank. the last person on the plank wins immunity.

all 5 castaways were pretty much even in the first hour of the competition. after one hour, fatigue from standing for an hour starts to set in. all boys decided to lean on the frame and both girls decided to sit on the plank. the boys are now fighting back aches and the girls are fighting numbness on their butt. after approximately one hour and 20 minutes, zita lost her concentration and fell off the plank.

after 1 hour and 30minutes, when it was time to release one foot from the plank, rob fell off and was eliminated. on his interview, he said that he threw the challenge since he observed that charisse was very comfortable with her position and jc and cris would definitely last long. it was a wise decision to just watch since he feels comfortable with his alliance.

no one of the three remaining survivors budged after 4 hours on the plank and it was already dark in the area. fatigue is really setting in. switching to a more comfortable position, charisse lost her balance and fell off the plank after staying for 4 hours and 10 minutes. it was a battle between the 2 former naak members. jc was offering something to cris through some hand signals. jc then stepped down from the plank and gave cris immunity.

this is the first individual immunity win for cris. of the 5 remining castaways, only rob has no individual immunity win. the immunity made cris's 2 votes due to the black pearl curse useless. all plans to vote him out will also be cancelled. who will be voted out next with all these developments and the surprise tribal council which was held on the same night of the challenge?

survivor philippines: zita wins individual reward challenge

after 33 days, the castaways sees someone from home in the fourth individual reward challenge of survivor philippines. this week's challenge is a pair challenge, and their partners are someone from home. for zita, it is his son-in-law leo. for cris, it is his mother aida. for rob and charisse, it is their dads bobot and chito respectively. and for jc, it is his girlfriend alu. all of them became emotional after seeing their loved ones.

in this challenges, the survivors will be tied on the waist by a garterized rope and they will be blindfolded. they need to get 15 flags of their assigned colors and give them to their loved one who are standing on an elevated platform. their loved ones will be their guide and they will give the castaways directions on where their flags are. the loved one will also hang the flag on a rope. first to collect and hang 15 flags wins the reward.

the reward for the challenge is an overnight stay and tour in bangkok, thailand.

it was a pretty even match up until the final several minutes. since the castaways were tied in the waist, they had difficulty reaching the flags that are far from the platform. towards the end, it was a close match between zita, jc and cris; leaving charisse and rob on the tail end. it was surprising that rob got the least number of flags. in the end, it was zita who got the 15 flags first and was declared the winner.

zita also has an option to choose another castaway that would accompany them to bangkok. zita chose cris, who wanted it badly. so the ones going to bangkok are zita & leo and cris & aida. she also needs to choose a castaway that would have his loved one stay overnight at camp and experience camp life. he chose jc, and alu would spend the night at chalam camp.

will zita's choice to get cris be advantageous to her? or will charisse grab the chance to strategize with jc and rob to last long in the game?

survivor philippines: zita wins first individual immunity challenge

the oldest member of the merged tribe chalam became the first individual immunity challenge winner of survivor philippines. zita, tha laudrywoman and naak tribe's mother won the challenge by a wide margin over much youger cast aways.

the challenge is a 2 stage challenge. in the first stage, the cast aways will run from the starting point to the enclosure. they must dig into the sand to get into the enclosure. first 5 cast aways to complete this and step into the mat will advance to the next stage. the cast aways were quite even in this stage, with jace, jc, zita, charisse and veronica advancing to the second stage. marlon got stuck under the fence since the hole he dug was too small. kiko choose the wrong spot to dig. cris's leg got stuck while kaye and rob were not even visible in the challenge.

in the second stage, the survivor would again dig a hole to get into the next enclosure where sticks and ropes are scattered. they need to build a pole long enough to reach the key to the shackles that they are wearing in their wrists. once they unlock the shackles, they would again dig to the next enclosure where they need to cross the maze and run to the finish mat. first person to step on the mat wins individual immunity.

jc, jace and zita were the first one to enter the 2nd enclosure. charisse soon followed. jc and zita were the first ones to try reaching for the key. zita was the successful one. veronica only entered the enclosure after zita reached the key. zita was able to unlock the shackles and from then on, never looked back and eventually won the challenge.

zita is assured of at least 4 more days in the island. who will be voted out next? will naak continue to stick together? will jarakay be able to stir things up? will they vote for the physical threat or the weakest link? tribal council is coming this friday. who will be the first jury member?

survivor philippines: episode 32 - scheming and beer drinking

some observations on episode 32 of survivor philippines:

> marlon is making a move to impress naak and make them not vote for him. this is a good move for him. being in a new environment. you must first observe and adjust to the dynamics of the new group. but he is maintaining his alliance with the former jarakay members, which he also needs to stay in the game.

> marlon is not the only one slowing down. charisse was not shown strategizing at all. hmmm... good thinking... but she needs to go back to playing the game since they have the disadvantage in numbers and marlon can drop her any time.

> jace is definitely stepping up his game. he is the one planning for jarakay. he ultimately believes that jc is on his side. he trusts him too much. since naak is seeing him planning and scheming for jarakay, he puts himself very vulnerable to the vote. he is not only a physical threat but also a game threat.

> naak seems to be sticking together... all of them are telling each other what jarakay is telling them. but this game has only 1 winner, 6 persons cannot win the game. hope some of them realizes this. until when will they stick together?

> jc is pissed off that jace thinks that jarakay can get him. he must be flattered that jace is trusting him too much. he is also telling naak what jace has told him. hmmm... jc is blindsiding jace, he is now playing the game to his advantage. but he must remember that the ones he is dealing with right now are the same persons that would determine the sole survivor. his betrayal may lose his 4 votes, if all jarakay members will be voted off.

> jace's proposed vote order: kiko, rob, cris, zita, kaye... this would not happen for sure.

> marlon got drunk, he just screwed up all the things that he did the whole day to impress naak. back to square one.

> cris shown the emotional side of him. crying over the bonfire with beer in his hand. he misses his family. hmmm... zita is not the only one trying to win the sympathy votes.

> kaye is making some realization that jarakay needs someone to jump ship to their side... is she thinking of abandoning naak?

> jace wants the jarakay alliance to be a secret. huh? isn't it common sense that they have an alliance and hasn;'t he told jc so much about the alliance?