Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown is the third season of the Philippine version of the reality television series Survivor.
Richard Gutierrez took over hosting duties after the show’s previous host, Paolo Bediones, moved to TV5 a few months after the second season ended airing. Unlike the first two seasons, this installment would feature 18 celebrities from different fields of film, TV, sports and pop culture. Teasers of the castaways’ identities were partially revealed between July and August 2010 before they were revealed on August 14, 2010.
The show would be the second time that the Philippine franchise would take place in Thailand (after the first season). Also, the edition took place for only 36 days (although some printed teasers put the duration at 40) instead of the usual 39. This would also be the first one in which castaways would live in a single camp before eventually splitting into three tribes. The three tribes are named after Burmese mythical creatures: the sea creature Magan, the dragon Nagar, and the long-haired ox Sar Mayee (Sarmaree).
The show premiered on GMA Network on August 30, 2010. It is syndicated worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV except in North America, due to Castaway Television’s contract with CBS that prevents other countries’ versions of the series to be aired in that region.
Aside from the single initial tribe and “tribe leaders” concepts, this season also utilized the concept of Exile Island, known in this case as Isla Misteryo (lit. “Mystery Island”), where a chosen member of each tribe would stay until the following Immunity challenge. While immunity is indeed waiting at Isla Misteryo, obtaining it is a little different. Instead, castaways would search for gold coins to be used as currency to buy certain items at a store there. Those items include creature comforts, reminders of home, and immunity bracelets.
Contestants
Princess Snell : StarStruck finalist
Ferdinand “Doc Ferdz” Recio : Veterinarian and TV host
Ahron Villena : Actor
Aira Bermudez : SexBomb Girls member
Akihiro Sato : Model and TV actor
Aubrey Miles : Film and TV actress
Buhawi Meneses : Parokya ni Edgar bassist
Elma Muros-Posadas : Athlete
Jon Ervic Manalo Vijandre : Basketball player and model
Ian Batherson : StarStruck finalist
Jon Hall : Model
Glomirose “Karen” delos Reyes : Actress and former commercial model
Michelle Madrigal : Actress
Mico Aytona : TV host
Moi Marcampo : Commercial model
Myka Flores : Comedienne
Ronaldo “Pretty Trizsha” Celso : Stand-up comic
Solenn Heussaff : Model and make-up artist
Other Information
- Filming location : Ranong Province, Thailand
- Original run : August 30, 2010
- Filming dates : July 11, 2010 – August 17, 2010
- No. of episodes : 11 (as of September 13, 2010)
- No. of days : 36
- No. of survivors : 18
- Tribes : Magan, Nagar, Sar Mayee
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