Survivor Philippines

This article regards the Filipino version of Survivor, not to be confused with the American version of the show.

This article is about the Philippine version of Survivor. For its first season, see here. For the 25th American season, see here.

Survivor Philippines
Franchise Information
Country:	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino English
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 is the Philippine edition of the Survivor franchise. Each year from 2008-2011, one season is aired.

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 $65,000) - 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 another TV network. 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 condenses 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. Sometimes, if a Tribal Council culminates in a close vote, the deciding vote is revealed the following Monday, to extract the most suspense.

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

Another significant change is that, in addition to the starting tribes, the name of the merged tribe is 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.

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