survivor philippines: jc tiuseco is the new segment host of unang hirit

first pinoy soile survivor jc tiuseco now has his first regular tv asignment in gma 7. after winning the premiere season of survivor philippines, jc will be a segment host of the station's morning show unang hirit. this was announced during his guesting today (january 1, 2009) at the said show. after modeling one of jc buendia's (reality show reference: celebrity duets season 2) all white suit creation. he will be handling a youth realted segment starting on monday, january 5, 2009.

jc will be the 4th survivor to co-host the show. earlier castaways that appeared on the show as co-hosts are patani, nikki, jace and zita.

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survivor philippines: why jc won

basketball hunk jc tiuseco was declared the first pinoy sole survivor via a 7-2 vote. he even won the philippines' vote with a whopping 93% versus rob sy's 7%. he was hated at the start of the show, having given up on thye first immunity challenge which led to the loss of the naak tribe. he was viewed as a traitor and backstabber by some of the jury members.

so why did jc win survivor philippines?

first, he remained true to his allies. he stuck it out with rob and kiko despite everything that is happening at camp. kiko was very much satisfied by how jc played the game. they were on the same page. it was his loyalty to rob that prompted him to be in the final two. so his 2 main allies played a big factor on his win.

second, he was impressive in challenges. as an athlete, he is very competitive and focused. he does not give up on challenges. he does his best everytime he goes to the game and give it his all. he shared the rewards he won with almost everyone in the tribe and it was very much appreciated by most of the castoffs.

third, he was reserved. he does not blurt out his frustrations and throw out tantrums. he was the opposite of rob. rob dishes out cuss words and harsh actions at camp everytime something bad happens at tribal council. this shows how jc handles his problems and i think this made the jury feel that he is stronger emotionally than rob.

fourth, he is very likeable and has the charms that really works. with his boyish feature, jc was the hearthrob of the show. he can use his charms and his looks so you can feel that you can trust him easily. that was one of the keys why most of the castaways trusted him.

fifth, he transformed in the game. at the start, he was viewed as a schoolboy. he cant eat raw fish, he does not know anything at camplife. he gave up on the first challenge. everything was going against him at the start of the season. but he aligned with the right persons that brought him far in the game. he transformed from being a kid to a young man, winning challenge after challenge and dictating who goes next. he was an underdog at the start of the season, and filipinos really love underdogs.

if i were to chose the main reason why jc won, it would probably his loyalty and his transformation. he grew in the show, he was likeable and almost all the castoffs like him. even though he stepped on some toes during the game, he never lost the respect of those person and he really played the game well.

survivor philippines: jc tiuseco is the first pinoy sole survivor

the first pinoy sole survivor is finally revealed, and it is basketbal hunk jc tiuseco, beating 17 other castaways for the title.

after 39 grueling days in thailand, jc tiuseco is named the sole survivor after a 6 - 2 votes of the jury and 1 additional votes from the philippines vote, which was determined via text voting. jc beat fellow castaway loverboy rob sy after gaining the votes from jace, kiko, marlon, kaye, cris and charisse. only zita and veronica, who is rumored to be dating rob, voted for the runner up.

jc also won in the text votes, garnering 93% of the total text votes versus the 7% gained by rob sy.

jc is from manila and a former basketball varsity player from the san sebastian college. he was viewed as more trustworthy as compared to rob and has gained the respect of the jury. he initially had an alliance with jace when the tribe was split by gender. when the tribes were mixed, he joined the alliance of kiko and rob, dictating the voting order in naak.

at the merge, naak had the advanatage in numbers and immediately voted off jace, his former ally and is a big physical threat. after that, kiko was voted out and he was really affected. from there on, rob & jc took charge of the game and voted off the jury members one by one. when there were only 5 left, jc decided to have an alliance with charisse over zita and cris. they evntually became the final three. in the last challenge, it was rob who won immunity and he chose jc to be the other person in the final 2.

jc won 2 individual reward challenges and 2 individual immunity challenge. he has previously won a car in a challenge and added 3 million pesos for being the sole survivor.

a spoiler has been released at the start of the season which said that jc is the sole survivor. the staff of the show denied the spoiler and said that 99% of the spoilers is false. incidentally, the 1% true spoiler includes the name of the sole survivor.

rob sy won 300 thousand pesos for being the runner up.

survivor philippines: new twist revealed; philippines is a jury member

a new twist in survivor philippines has been revealed. the philippines will be the 9th jury member in the last tribal council, and this will be done through text voting. having 8 jury members already, there is a possibility of having a tie if 4 votes for rob and 4 votes for jc. the philippine vote will be the tie breaker vote.

here is the article from philippine enmtertainment portal ( link: http://www.pep.ph/guide/3064/Viewers-can-choose-between-Rob-and-JC-in-Survivor-Philippines )

will this change the outcome of the game? has survivor turned into a popularity contest? i like the idea of having the fan vote for the sole survivor but it would be better if only the jury will vote since the fans only see about 1/3 of what is happening in the island. the jury is in a better position to judge who really deserves to win.

but still, my guess is still the same, jc will win as the sole survivor.

survivor philippines: how i think the jury will vote

based on the past 62 episodes of survivor philippines, here is my thoughts on how each of the jury member will vote on who will be the first pinoy sole survivor:

jace, first jury member

on jc: jace's first alliance was with jc. but when the tribes were mixed, jc went to naak and jace was in jarakay. after the merge, jace expected that jc was on his side. but jc was solid with his naak alliance and voted against jace in the tribal council.

on rob: jarakay tribe generally does not like rob and even calls him "ampaw". in his proposed pecking order after the merge, rob was 2nd in his list after kiko. i think rob and jace was really not that close in the island

probable vote of jace: jc, because of their friendship

kiko, second jury member

on jc: kiko considers jc as one of the very trustworthy persons in the show. they had an alliance in the island and was really very close to him

on rob: kiko and rob also had an alliance in the island together with jc. but before kiko was eliminated, kiko was already worried about rob's behavior since he was very complacent of the naak alliance and was laready looking at the money. he also gave the black pearl to rob after his elimination

probable vote of kiko: jc, because he trusts jc over rob.

veronica, third jury member

on jc: jc and vern are both athletes. i think vern trusts jc more than rob. and vern thinks that jc was a stronger competitor as compared to rob.

on rob: remember that rob took advantage of vern during the thai pillow challenge. i think she has not forgotten that incident

probable vote of vern: jc, because of the fact that rob took advantage during the thai pillow challenge.

marlon, fourth jury member

on jc: marlon thinks jc is a strong competitor and a wise person. i observed that he never tried to fight with jc during his stay in the island. i think he respects jc more compared to rob.

on rob: marlon does not like rob. it was clear that every time rob speaks at tribal council, he mocks him and laughs at evrything he says. sure signs that he will not vote hor him.

probable vote of marlon: jc, for sure...

kaye, fifth jury member

on jc: kaye and jc had a loveteam during the naak days. she respects jc as a player in the game but she plotted to vote him out at tribal council but jc won immunity and instead, she was the one voted out.

on rob: after vevh left the game, kaye was tarzan's jane. she is close with rob but is also annoyed by him. in the last tribal council, she was also mocking rob while he spoke.

probable vote of kaye: jc

zita, sixth jury member

on jc: zita trusts jc over rob, i think. jc won reward challenges and he have asked zita to come with him in the reward. but when zita was left at camp with the jarakay members, she said that jc is one of the stronger members and she would probably vote him off.

on rob: he trusts rob but not on the level that he trusts jc. it was also seen last night that she and kaye are mocking rob at tribal council.

probable vote of zita: jc because of her behavior at last night's tribal council

cris, seventh jury member

i think i don't need to explain who cris will vote. it was obvious in his last immunity challenge and his last tribal council that cris really does not like rob and how he played the game.

probable vote of cris: jc for obvious reasons

charisse, eight jury member

on jc: jc was the one who offered her the alliance that made her last long in the game. she respects the fact that jc is strong at challenges and was strategically better than rob.

on rob: he is close to both boys but i do think that her impression that rob is "ampaw" is still there, as with the other jarakay members.

probable charisse vote: jc, for offering her the alliance

my prediction is a landslide victory for jc, 8 - 0. but this might change. i think the sure votes for jc are jace, kiko, marlon, cris and kaye. a maximum of 3 votes can go to rob, which could come from charisse, zita and vern (since rumors are spreading that they are dating now). but i would still stand by my prediction that jc will win as the first pinoy sole survivor by a landslide victory.

well, 99% of the spoilers are not true, but the spoiler that jc will win might be the true one after all.

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: will the survivor car curse haunt jc?

in the us version of survivor, there is a thing called the "car curse". in all of the seasons where there is a car reward, all the winners of the car never made it as sole survivor. here is a summary of previous winners of the car reward challenges and the sole survivor for that season:





looking at the table, it is clear that out of 13 season with a car reward, all car winners never won as sole survivor. even yau man who tried to avoid the curse in survivor fiji by giving the car to another castaway (dreamz) did not escape the curse.


last night in survivor philippines, jc tiuseco chose to keep the car rather than keep immunity. will the car curse haunt jc? will the curse reach the philippine version of the show? let us watch the finale next week to see if the curse still holds true.

survivor philippines: jc wins new car, gives rob immunity

survivor philippines' 7th individual immunity challenge is a combination some elements of previous challenges. first, they need to roll the large ball that they used in 4th immunity challenge to a mat. once the ball is on the mat, they can proceed to the second station, where they need to roll a long fabric on their body from a pol and release it by rolling over the sand. after that, they need to run to the next station, where an eating challengeis located. they need to eat 4 thai local delicacies.

after they finish all 4, they will climb a vertical wall and cross a cargo net. at the end of the net, they will run to a sand pit and retrieve 7 blocks. they will place all blocks on a table. each block contains thai symbols for the days of the weeks. they need to arrange the blocks in the correct order. if they are wrong. they need to go to a cheat table and go back again to rearrange the block. if its already correct, the castaway would raise his flag. first castaway to finish wins immunity.

in the first challenge, jc still got the early lead on the ball, followed closely by rob & cris. jc was the first one on the second station and was also the first to finish. on the eating challenge, cris finish first and was the first in the wall climb and cargo net but jc quickly caught up with him. they were neck to neck in the sandpit. rob also caught up. while the men were in the sand pit, charisse slowly but surely caught up with them and eventually joined them in the sand pit.

the blocks proved to be hard to find. jc and cris already have 6 a piece. rob already has 5 and charisse has 4. it is still everybody's game up to this point. the castaways was fighting not only the scorching sun but also the pain of digging for a long time. with luck on his side, jc found his last block. he then ran to the cheat table. rob stopped digging, and just watched jc. cris was teasing him that he only depended on jc and was confident that he will not be voted off.

jc came back to his table and arranged the blocks. paolo checked and confirmed it correct. jc then raised his flag and paolo declared him the winner.

to the castaways' surprise, paolo revealed that jc would have a choice. he can keep immunity and be safe in the tribal council or he can chose to keep a brand new car and give up immunity. if he keeps immunity, he needs to give the car to someone else. jc chose to keep the car and give rob the immunity necklace.

will jc's choice of the car payoff? being a big threat physically and strategically, he is now vulnerable to being voted off the island. also, the us version of survivor has this thing called "car curse" since all the winners of the car challenge all failed to become the sole survivor. will ujc fall to this curse?

survivor philippines: jc wins 5th individual immunity challenge

this week's immunity challenge is a 4 stage challenge. in the first stage, the survivors will climb up a wall then swing into a cargo net. they eed to cross to the other end of the cargo net and get a flag and run to a mat. first four castaway to step on the mat with a flag advances to the next round.

on the second stage, survivor will swim to floating bamboos. they need to cross over each bundle of bamboos. on the last bamboo, they need to get a yellow flag and return to the shore using the same process, crossing over each bamboo bundle. first three castaway to step on the mat advances to the third round.

on the third round, castaway will dig 6 colored planks in a sandpit. first two castaway to dig all six planks and raise a flag advances to the last round, in the 4th stage, the castaway needs to match each plank to a step on the ladder. when all the planks are matched, he will climb the ladder and get the elephant on top of the ladder. first to get the lephant wins immunity.

it was a very physical challenge. on the first stage, jc got the early lead, followed by cris. charisse and kaye had a hard time climbing up the wall. jc finished the first round first, followed by cris, then zita. rob was the last one to qualify, eliminating charisse and kaye in this challenge.

the second round was a pretty much even round for all. all four reached the bamboos at almost the same time but they had difficulty detaching the flags in the last bamboo bundle. jc stepped on the mat first, followed closely by zita and cris qualified last. rob simply gave up when cris started swimming back to shore.

in the sandpit, all 3 remaining challengers had a hard time finding the planks. jc got a white plank first, then zita found a yellow one, leaving cris to find violet ones. to make things worse, cris got a big wound from the first round, making it so hard to dig. jc was the first one to complete all six planks and never looked back from that point on. he easily matched the planks and got the elephant, and win immunity.

it was jc's 2nd straight individual immunity challenge win. he will be safe from elimination in the next tribal council.

survivor philippines: jc wins fourth individual immunity challenge

this week's individual immunity challenge is a three stage challenge. first, all remaining 7 cast aways will run to their respective stations and answer 5 questions. all questions are answerable by a number and are about the past challenges. once completed, they will perform the required mathematical operation and find the scroll with the answer. if the answer is correct, they will get a metal key. if wrong, a wood key will be inside the scroll. they will open a lock and launch a flag. first three cast aways will advance to the next round.


in the second stage, the cast away need to finish a rope course. after that, they need to answer another series of questions just like in the first round. after they launch their flag, they need to transport 3 pails of rocks from the starting line to the finish point using only 3 poles and a flat board. first person to cross the finish line wins immunity.


before the start of the challenge, paolo showed them a 10 second message from home. for charisse, it was his brother and mother. for jc and marlon, messages came from their girlfriends. for kaye and cris, it was from their mothers. for rob, it was his brother and for zita, it's from her bestfriend. as an additional reward, the winner will hear the whole message.

all castaways had a hard time figuring out the answers to the questions on the first station. it was kaye who first answered all questions correctly. she is the first one to do the rope course. she was halfway to the course when jc finished the questions, and seconds after, it was marlon who qualified. the other cast aways are eliminated.

on the rope course, kaye finished first followed closely by jc. marlon finished the course quickly and all of them proceeded to the 2nd set of questions. it was again kaye who finished first and jc followed soon. kaye had a hard time pulling those stones and jc took over the lead. jc never looked back and eventually won immunity.

paolo then informed jc that he can choose two other castaways that will also watch their whole message. jc chose cris and marlon. as an additional reward, jc had a chance to call his girlfriend in the philippines which was cuortesy of smart.

survivor philippines: jc wins 2nd individual reward challenge

this week's individual reward challenge is the same challenge used as the reward challenge in episode 12 of survivor micronesia. in this challenge, each of the castaways needs to answer a survey in private. their answers would then be collected and tallied. the questions will again be read one by one and the castaways needs to guess what the answer of the majority is. everytime the castaway answers correctly, he gets a chance to cut a rope that connects to another castaway's effigy. each castaway has 3 ropes, when all of them is cut, the effigy would fall into a fire pit and that castaway is out. the last castaway with the effigy intact is the winner.

the first question was sino sa mga survivors and may sama ka ng loob? the correct answer was marlon and jc. all of them except vern got it correctly. cris, kaye and zita all cut marlon's ropes, sending him out of the challenge. charisse chose rob while rob and jc cut charisse's ropes.

the second question was sinong castaway ang nasa loob ang kulo? the correct answer was rob. only charisse, rob and vern got this correctly. charisse targeted cris' effigy, then rob cut charisse's last rop. charisse was the 2nd person eliminated. vern then cut rob's first rope.

the third question was sino sa mga castaways ang nagpapanggap na walang alam sa larong survivor? the majority answered cris and zita. all of them got this correctly. cris, kaye and zita all went for vern's ropes, lesading to her elimination. rob cut kaye's rope and jc went for cris.

the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang walang silbi sa camp? the majority choice was kaye. only cris and jc got this correct. both of them went for kaye's rope and she was eliminated. the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang pinakamabaho? and majority answered marlon and vern. cris cut zita's first rope. zita returned the favor and eliminated cris. jc then cut rob's last rope and eliminated him.

only 2 castaways are left, zita and jc. zita has 2 ropes remaining while jc has all 3 of them still in place. the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang walang chance manalo sa survivor? both of them answered marlon and that is the correct answer. each of them cut each other's ropes.

the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang pinagkakatiwalaan mo? zita answered kaye and jc answered zita. the majority answered zita and jc cuts the last rope of zita. jc wins reward!

the reward was a scroll that would be kept tied until he is given the signal to do so. they were then tasked to cook dinner with maggi magic sarap. they were given pork, fish, chicken and vegtables that they would bring back to camp. they need to cook all of them but they are not allowed to taste the food while they were cooking. they opted to cook nilaga, adobo, grilled fish and liempo and vegetables.

after they were ready, paolo arrived at their camp and asked jc to open the scroll. the reward was to choose 3 castaways and get all the food that they cooked and transfer to another island where they will stay. jc chose kaye, cris and rob. leaving zita with the ex-jarakay castaways.