Survivor Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Survivor Wiki

Survivor Philippines: Palau is the second season of Survivor Philippines. It was set in Palau, which had previously hosted Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Micronesia, albeit in a different area.

Amanda Coolley Van Cooll defeated Justine Ferrer and Jef Gaitan in a 4-3-0 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor.

Production[]

The second season was set in Peleliu, Palau. The season was made up of 16 castaways, separated into two tribes whose names were based on starting tribes from Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Micronesia: Koror and Airai respectively.

In this season, a twist called Isla Purgatoryo (Purgatory Island) was in play, where each castaway eliminated during the pre-merge phase of the game was sent. They would be living on the island alone with some supplies and a guard dog, a golden retriever named Jumbo, against snakes on the island. If the inhabitant's original tribe wins a Reward Challenge, the inhabitant secretly gets a portion of their reward. During a castaway's stay on Isla Purgatoryo, they would also battle with the next eliminated castaway sent to the island in a "Face-Off Challenge", in which the loser was eliminated, while the winner earned the right to stay in the game. After nine were left in the main game, the winner of the last Face-Off Challenge would return to the game, with individual immunity at the first post-merge Tribal Council.

The Black and White Pearl twist from the previous season returned along with a new variant, the "Blood Pearl", in which two votes were counted against the recipient.

This season was the last to be hosted by Paolo Bediones, as he later moved to another TV network.[1]

Notable moments from the season were parodied during the reunion special. Survivor Philippines: Season 1 castaways Chev Macias (Tara's sister) and Patani Danio, and eventual Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown castaways Betong Sumaya Jr. and Maey Bautista posed as castaways.

Twists/Changes[]

  • Immunity Idol: The eyes of the tribal Immunity Idol have detachable eyes with different functions, with one eye to be given by the winning tribe at the Immunity Challenge, and the other to be given to the winner of the Face-Off challenge.
  • Isla Purgatoryo: Similar to Redemption Island, voted out castaways would be sent in Isla Purgatoryo ("Purgatory Island"), in which the residents would have to compete in a Face-Off Challenge against each other to earn the right to stay in the game. At the time of the merge (when only nine active castaways are left), the last person remaining on the island would return to the game with individual immunity at their first Tribal Council.
  • Tribe Switch: On Day 10, a Tribe Switch occurred, resulting in three members of each tribe being sent to the other tribe.
  • Hidden Immunity Object: Similar to the American version's Hidden Immunity Idol, Hidden Immunity Objects would be hidden after the merge, which could negate any votes cast against the user in a single Tribal Council up until the final six.
  • Pearls: At certain Tribal Councils after the merge, the eliminated castaway would give Pearl(s) to someone to still in the game.
    • White Pearl: Negates one vote against the holder at the next Tribal Council.
    • Black Pearl: Penalizes one vote against the holder at the next Tribal Council. If lost, the holder would receive two votes.
    • Blood Pearl: Penalizes two votes against the holder at the next Tribal Council. If lost, the holder would receive three votes.
  • Double Elimination: At the second post-merge Tribal Council, another vote was held immediately after the first vote. The second place finisher during the previous Immunity Challenge would have individual immunity during the second vote.
  • Final Three: For the first time in the Philippine version, three finalists would face a jury of seven.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Isla Purgatoryo
Status
Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
Sp2 carol t Carol Gementiza
45, Iloilo
Public School Teacher
Koror 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
1st Eliminated
Day 7
6
Sp2 maya t Maya Segovia
32, Batangas
Military Officer
Airai 3rd Voted Out
Day 9
2nd Eliminated
Day 10
6
Sp2 vlad t Vlad Nesas
24, Las Piñas
Model
Airai Airai 4th Voted Out
Day 12
Quit
Day 13
5
Sp2 troy t Troy Perez
27, Manila
Mentalist Magician
Airai Airai 5th Voted Out
Day 15
3rd Eliminated
Day 16
7
Sp2 louie t Louie Ang
24, Pasig
IT Professional
Koror Airai 6th Voted Out
Day 18
4th Eliminated
Day 19
6
Sp2 cris t Cris Bolado
39, Quezon Province
Former PBA Player
Airai Airai 7th Voted Out
Day 21
5th Eliminated
Day 23
2
Sp2 marvin t Marvin Kiefer
18, Cagayan de Oro,
Misamis Oriental
Model
Koror Koror Sonsorol 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
9
Sp2 tara t Tara Macias
19, Cebu
Korean English Tutor
Koror Airai 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 28
11
Sp2 echo t Echo Caceres
20, Albay
Call Center Agent
Koror Koror 10th Voted Out
3nd Jury Member
Day 28
6
Sp2 suzuki t Suzuki Sadatsugu
21, Tondo, Manila
Model/Student
Koror Koror 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 31
5
Sp2 shaun t Shaun Rodriguez
31, Zambales
Government Employee
Airai Koror 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 34
11
Sp2 mika t Mika Batchelor
25, Palawan
Chef
Airai Airai 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
8
Sp2 charles t Charles Fernandez
21, Dagupan, Pangasinan
Businessman
Koror Airai 14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
6
Sp2 jef t Jef Gaitan
22, Laguna
Model
Airai Koror Second
Runner-Up
2
Sp2 justine t Justine Ferrer
29, Caloocan
Businesswoman
Koror 1st Voted Out
Day 3
Returnee
Day 23
11
Runner-Up
Sp2 amanda t Amanda Coolley Van Cooll
25, Mindoro
Construction Worker
Airai Koror Sole Survivor 3

Season Summary[]

The castaways were split into two tribes: Koror and Airai. From the beginning, the Koror tribe failed in challenges, losing four of the first five challenges, which caused much tension and constant in-fighting. On the other hand, Airai prospered, but was marred by misogyny, forcing gender-based alliances. After a tribe swap on Day 10, it was Airai who found itself in a losing streak, while Koror became a harmonious and effective unit at camp and in challenges.

Unknown to the castaways, a twist, Isla Purgatoryo, was in play, where eliminated castaways must win their way back into the game. Justine, who was the first person voted out after being perceived as weak and ostracized for being a transwoman, secretly thrived by winning duels, and secretly received a part of Koror's (her former tribe) reward. Justine re-entered the game as the tenth and final member of the merged Sonsorol tribe.

At the merge, the castaways found in-roads with the other tribe. when the original tribes banded together to eliminate Marvin for his connection to Jef and strength in challenges. Tara, the most disliked member of the tribe was voted out next, and was followed by Echo, who was largely seen as a threat due to her compelling life story, in a surprise double elimination. An all-women alliance of Amanda, Jef and Mika took control of the game by scattering the men's numbers in votes, effectively eliminating Suzuki and Shaun, leaving Charles as the last man standing in a tribe of five.

Despite Charles not winning the following Immunity Challenge, the women decided to turn on each other; Amanda and Mika campaigned to eliminate Jef while Charles and Justine wanted Mika. Amanda, who won immunity, made an erroneous decision to reveal to Jef her plan to vote her out, prompting Jef to vote Amanda's ally Mika, out.

Charles, who won the Final Immunity Challenge was given the choice between keeping his immunity to advance in the Final Three, or earning himself a new apartment unit. He chose to pass his immunity to Justine, after which he and Justine voted Amanda while Amanda and Jef voted Charles, subjecting Amanda and Charles in a fire-making challenge. Amanda won, eliminating Charles in the process, allowing herself, Jef and Justine to enter the Final Three.

At the Final Tribal Council, the finalists were met with a very hostile jury: Amanda was lauded for playing an effective strategic and social game, but was seen as insincere and sheltered. Jef was ignored, if not blasted most of the jurors for riding coattails. Justine was commended for dominating Isla Purgatoryo and making the most of her second chance, but her duplicity was called out. In the end, it was a close vote between Amanda and Justine, with Amanda winning the title of Sole Survivor in a 4-3-0 vote.

Cycle Air dates Isla Purgatoryo Duel Challenges Eliminated Vote Status
Inhabitant Challenger Eliminated Finish Reward Immunity
1 August 17-21, 2009 Airai Airai Airai Justine 7-1 1st Voted Out
Day 3
[Carol]
2 August 24-28, 2009 Justine Koror Airai Carol 6-1 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
3 August 31-September 4, 2009 Justine Carol Carol 1st Eliminated
Day 7
Koror Koror Maya 6-2 3rd Voted Out
Day 9
[Jef]
4 September 7-11, 2009 Justine Maya Maya 2nd Eliminated
Day 10
Airai Koror Vlad 5-2 4th Voted Out
Day 12
5 September 14-18, 2009 Justine Vlad Vlad Quit
Day 13
Orange
Team
Koror Troy 5-1 5th Voted Out
Day 15
[Cris]
6 September 18, 2009
September 21-25, 2009
Justine Troy Troy 3rd Eliminated
Day 16
Koror Koror Louie 4-1 6th Voted Out
Day 18
[Cris]
7 September 25, 2009
September 28-October 2, 2009
Justine Louie Louie 4th Eliminated
Day 19
Koror Koror Cris 2-1-1 7th Voted Out
Day 21
[Tara]
8 October 2, 2009
October 5-October 9, 2009
Justine Cris Cris 5th Eliminated
Day 23
None Shaun Marvin 9-1 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
Justine Returnee
Day 23
Justine
9 October 12-16, 2009 Jef,
Mika,
Shaun
Suzuki Tara 8-1-1 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 28
Justine Echo 6-2 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 28
10 October 19-23, 2009 Survivor
Auction
Charles Suzuki 2-2-0;
3-2
11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 31
11 October 26-30, 2009 Shaun
[Justine]
Shaun 5-3 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 34
Amanda
[Mika]
12 October 30, 2009
November 2-6, 2009
Amanda
[Mika]
Amanda Mika 3-2 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
13 November 9-November 11, 2009 None Charles
(Justine)
Charles 2-2;
1-1;
Tiebreaker
14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
Finale November 12-13, 2009 Jury Vote Jef 4-3-0 2nd Runner-Up
Justine Runner-Up
Amanda Sole Survivor

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribes
Cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Finale
Voted Out Sp2 justine t
Justine
Sp2 carol t
Carol
Sp2 maya t
Maya
Sp2 vlad t
Vlad
Sp2 troy t
Troy
Sp2 louie t
Louie
Sp2 cris t
Cris
Sp2 marvin t
Marvin
Sp2 tara t
Tara
Sp2 echo t
Echo
Tie Sp2 suzuki t
Suzuki
Sp2 shaun t
Shaun
Sp2 mika t
Mika
Tie Deadlock Sp2 charles t
Charles
Sp2 jef t
Jef
Sp2 justine t
Justine
Sp2 amanda t
Amanda
Vote 7-1 6-1 6-2 5-2 5-1 4-1 2-1-1 9-1 8-1-1 6-2 2-2-0 3-2 5-3 3-2 2-2 1-1 Tiebreaker1 4-3-0
Amanda Maya Marvin Tara Echo Suzuki Suzuki Shaun Jef Charles None Jury Vote
Justine Charles Marvin Tara Shaun Shaun None Shaun Mika Amanda Amanda
Jef Troy Marvin Tara Echo Shaun Suzuki Shaun Mika Charles Charles
Charles Justine Carol Vlad Troy Louie Cris Marvin Tara Echo Shaun Justine Shaun Mika Amanda None Voted out Justine
Mika Maya Vlad Troy Louie Cris Marvin Tara Echo Suzuki Suzuki Shaun Jef Amanda
Shaun Maya Marvin Tara Echo Justine Justine Mika Amanda
Suzuki Justine Carol Marvin Tara Echo Justine None Mika Amanda
Mika
Echo Justine Carol Marvin Tara Shaun Justine
Tara Justine Carol Vlad Troy Louie Mika Marvin Shaun Amanda
Marvin Justine Carol Tara Mika Justine
Cris Maya Vlad Troy Louie Charles Eliminated
Louie Justine Carol Vlad Troy Tara Eliminated
Troy Maya Louie Tara Eliminated
Vlad Maya Louie Quit
Maya Troy Eliminated
Carol Justine Charles Eliminated
Notes:
^1 With a deadlock tie between Amanda and Charles, a fire-making challenge was held to determine the elimination.

Trivia[]

References[]

Survivor Philippines Seasons
Thailand · Palau · Celebrity Showdown · Celebrity Doubles Showdown
Advertisement