The team of Jackie Forster and Angelicopter decided to quit Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown before Tala even had the chance to vote during the second Tribal Council aired on November 28, 2011.
Jackie and Angelicopter couldn't take how the last Immunity Challenge has turned out. It's not about the fact that they lost the challenge, but how the Bulan tribe, most especially Arnold Aninion who "turned into a monster" during the challenge, played dirty.
GMA-7's Marian Rivera-starrer Amaya was a consistent top-rater in both the People and Household Ratings of AGB Nielsen in Mega Manila. ABS-CBN's Gerald Anderson-starrer Budoy, on the other hand, was at numbers 3 and 4 in the People Ratings, and 4 and 5 in the Household Ratings.
Ikaw ay Pag-ibig, which just premiered last Monday and stars the child wonders Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Louise Abuel and Mutya Orquia, didn't register well in Mega Manila. Perhaps it would do better in the coming weeks as Xyriel (who was a hit in the recently-concluded 100 Days to Heaven) is introduced into the story.
The Top 10 daytime and primetime TV shows from November 22 - 24 based on the survey done by AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households (People Ratings):
ABS-CBN was a big winner in the recently-held PMPC Star Awards for Television. The Kapamilya network got a total of 29 awards including the most coveted Best TV Station award which the network got for the third consecutive time.
Gretchen Barretto was Best Drama Actress for Magkaribal while Coco Martin was Best Drama Actor for Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin. MLKI also won the Best Primetime TV Series award.
Rumored to have been broken up Piolo Pascual and KC Concepcion were male and female Face of the Night. Star of the Night, though, went to Coco Martin and Toni Gonzaga.
GMA-7 got 15 awards including Best News Program, Best Yourth-Oriented Show and Best Documentary Program.
Below is the complete list of in the PMPC Star Awards for Television 2011.
The Bulan Tribe faced the Tribal Council in tonight's episode of Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown.
Richard Gutierrez's announcement that the Bulan Tribe had to vote out a pair, the castaways thought twice about voting out Maribel Lopez even if the actress/beauty queen volunteered to be voted out. Maribel and her partner, daughter Mara Lopez, seemed to be more useful to the tribe than partners Alyssa Alano and Aifha Medina so the Tribal Council ended up with Alyssa and Aifha saying goodbye.
Geneva Cruz was still throwing a fit in tonight's episode of Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown. She still wants to quit because according to her, she didn't wanna end up hating her ex-lover and SPCDS partner, KC Montero.
"Pinahiya niya ako sa buong bansa," the sultry singer cried. "Wala na akong career dito. Hiyang-hiya na ako sa balat ko e. Paano mo masasabing pagmamahal, nakikita mo asawa mo, hirap na hirap na damdamin, gusto mo pa ring maglaro para maging Survivor. Manalo ng 3M pesos. Mas pinili niya iyon kaysa sa akin. This is not a game anymore when someone is getting hurt."
Obviously, what Geneva was feeling has a deeper root than what the Survivor cameras saw. She's like a jealous lover who wants her other half to choose between her and something that's important to her partner.
But then I thought they are exes. The jealousy/tantrum beats me.
The show's psychologist, Ali Gui, who talked to Geneva said, "She's very watchful and careful na baka hindi s'ya maingat sa sarili nya at maha-hype 'yan ng media, so doon n'ya dinecide that she wants to quit."
But it seemed that Geneva had a lot to say. "Pipiliin n'ya itong game na 'to sa asawa? Di ba napakasakit naman... Ang sakit, e... Mas gusto n'yo akong umupo do'n habang umaalis s'ya? Ang sakit sagad na sa buto 'yong sakit. Sagad sa buto!"
The psychologist further explained what Geneva was trying to do. "She knew very well that KC wanted very much to join the game. Whenever she doesn't see that kind of reciprocation na ine-expect n'ya from KC, doon naman ang card n'ya nilalabas n'ya na 'Ok, I'm going to quit.'"
Geneva, who wanted the boat to take her back to the mainland pronto, was so hurt she couldn't keep her mouth shut. "Pa'no mo masasabi pagmamahal na nakikita mo 'yong asawa mo hirap na hirap na damdamin gusto mo pa rin maglaro para maging winner ng Survivor at manalo ng 3 million pesos? Mas pinipili n'ya 'yon. He chose that. He's choosing to win that. yong title na 'yon tsaka yong pera na 'yon kesa sa 'kin. No doktora, no do you understand even how I feel? You don't even know what we are talking about when it's just him and me. He doesn't feel anything. This is not a game anymore when someone is getting hurt, when someone is getting hurt! Her whole family is hurting," she said pertaining to her family.
I must say Survivor wants us to get a full dose of Geneva Cruz this week. And then we thought it was Ellen Adarna who wanted to quit early.
Eat Bulaga!'s Pinoy Henyo declared the Cubilla Family as the winner with a total time of 2:46.53 (2 minutes and 46.53 seconds). Vian and Jing Cubilla were the only ones who answered three out of 10 words.
The Cubilla Family of Tacloban, Leyte won P300,000 in cash and P100,000 worth of home entertainment showcase.
The 7 pairs and their corresponding records:
Rosimo Family – 1 word in 2:41.32
Novora Family - 2 words in 2:03.93 and 2.23.21
Cubilla Family – 3 words in 0:18.42, 1:01.21 and 2:46.53
Bagayawa Family – 2 words in 0:21.75 and 2:17.42
Marcos Family – 1 word in 0:21.98
Lapie Family – 0 word
Rafael Family – 2 words in 1:40.39 and 3:00.00
To continue the fun, Eat Bulaga! will have the "High Alumni Edition" of Pinoy Henyo starting Monday. Contestants will be composed of high school graduates so we can expect more exciting contestants as the pairing will be not just from among the family members.
Anne Curtis was supposed to perform at the USTv Students' Choice Awards* kick-off last night but according to the Showtime host, she was prevented by GMA-7 staff to even come up the stage to say hi.
Before the controversial incident happened, the No Other Woman star took to Twitter to express her excitement over performing a song that she would be singing live for the first time.
A few minutes later, she posted several tweets saying that the staff of GMA-7 prevented her to sing. She also posted that she even negotiated and said that she will just say hi and not sing anymore, but they still prevented her from going up the stage.
Anne further explained that GMA-7 didn't say she can't sing on the event, they just didn't want her to go on the stage before the Kapuso talents. The thing was, Anne said she arrived there ahead of the said talents.
PEP, though, has another version of the story. Their source, who was at the venue at the time of the incident, told them that Anne Curtis arrived around 8 PM while most of the Kapuso stars had been at the venue since 5 PM. The GMA-7 talents weren't able to go on stage immediately because of other performers who cut into the lineup.
Celebrities cutting into the lineup are normal in events like these. Celebrities who need to go back to their taping immediately or those who had other commitments are allowed to cut in.
It was true that Anne asked the GMA-7 staff to let her come up on stage at that moment to even just say hi but, of course, the said staff would prioritize their talents first who had been there since late that afternoon and whose performances had already been delayed due to several other cut ins.
But as it turned out, Anne left and didn't wait for her turn on the stage anymore because she had another commitment that night. She needed to get to a rehearsal for her guesting on the concert of Side A and Martin Nievera which is happening tonight at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
* The USTv Students’ Choice Awards is a project of the University of Santo Tomas aimed to recognize excellence in the arts and to promote Christian values in television programs. -wikipedia
Check out the teaser of Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown below. The show will still be hosted by season 3 host Richard Gutierrez.
Identities of the castaways have been revealed last week. They are Gino dela Peña and Stef Prescott; Geneva Cruz and KC Montero; Chuckie Dreyfus and Isabel Granada; Arnold Aninion and John Odulio; Mara Lopez and Maria Isabel Lopez; Ellen Adarna and Filo Cucueco; Arthur Solinap and Carlo Gonzales; Aifha Medina and Alyssa Alano; Betong and Maey Bautista; and Angelicopter and Jackie Forster.
Shot in Palawan, the reality show will premiere on November 14, 2011.
The teaser after the jump.
The last of the castaways of the upcoming Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown have been revealed in tonight's Chika Minute portion of 24 Oras.
The names of the pair of basketball muses have been revealed. In the given clues, it was said that one is a controversial actress whose ex-husband was a professional basketball player, and other one is a courtside reporter and radio jock known for her liberal views.
Jackie Forster is the controversial actress whose ex-husband was the then PBA player Benjie Paras. The courtside reporter and radio jock with liberal views is Angelicopter.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
The last of the castaways of the upcoming Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown have been revealed in tonight's Chika Minute portion of 24 Oras.
This time the identities of the comic duo were made known to the fans of the reality show.
They're no other than Betong and Maey with the tagline: Hindi ito joke... Seryosohan na!
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
Tonight's episode of Chika Minute revealed the identities of more Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown castaways.
It's time to know who the hot female TV host who shot to fame after her hilarious version of a pop song and a sexy dancer who's often reported as a third party for some celebrity breakups are.
But, of course, they are Startalk host Alyssa Alano and Sex Bomb dancer Aifha Medina.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
Tonight's episode of Chika Minute revealed the identities of more Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown castaways.
It's time to know who the tandem of hunky tisoy cousins are.
They're no other than Arthur Solinap and Carlo Gonzales. They are, by the way, also cousins to the Kapuso hunk Dingdong Dantes.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
GMA-7 has been revealing the identities of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
For the past two days, four celebrity pairs have been revealed. Tonight, it's time for the identities of the internet celebrity and men's magazine cover girl-turned-sexy actress with her non-showbiz entrepreneur boyfriend.
They are Ellen Adarna and Filo G. Cucueco who are said to have backed out of the reality show on the first week. Too bad.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
GMA-7 has been revealing the identities of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
Tonight's episode of Chika Minute revealed the identities of the young professional surfer and her beauty queen-turned-sexy actress mom.
The mother and daughter tandem are Maria Isabel Lopez and Mara Lopez. We must say sexiness is in the genes.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
GMA-7 has been revealing the identities of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
Last night, the first two pairs revealed were Stef Prescot-Gino dela Peña and Geneva Cruz-KC Montero who was revealed last night. Tonight, one of the pairs revealed were the pair of hunky jocks who found themselves in a controversy when they posed for an underwear campaign.
They are Philippine Volcanoes members John Odulio and Arnold Aninion.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
GMA-7 has been revealing the identities of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
Last night, the first two pairs revealed were Stef Prescot-Gino dela Peña and Geneva Cruz-KC Montero who was revealed last night. Tonight, one of the pairs revealed were the child stars who were teamed up during their teenage years but now both have families of their own.
The pair: Chuckie Dreyfuss and Isabel Granada who were That's Entertainment members during the height of their stardom.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
Nelson Banzuela's winning Fashionissimo 2011 was featured on 24 Oras' Chika Minute just a while ago.
He won an approximate total of 500,000 pesos. He would use the prize money for the education of his sister. He also wanted his mother who works in Singapore to come back to the Philippines for good.
If given a chance, he would like to go into showbusiness.
GMA-7 has just revealed the identities of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
The teaser previously released talked about a tattooed Fil-Am hottie and his ex-girlfriend who is a sultry singer.
Your guess is as good as mine. The sultry singer is Geneva Cruz and the tattooed Fil-Am hottie is her ex-husband KC Montero.
Their Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
GMA-7 has just revealed some of its Survivor Philippines Celebrity Doubles Showdown contestants.
First off is the former star search graduate and her hunk model suitor known for his fastfood chain commercial.
The star search graduate is Stef Prescott and her hunk model suitor known for his fast food chain commercial is Gino dela Peña.
Watch Stef and Gino's Survivor Philippines teaser video after the jump.
Sarah Lahbati is finally playing the lead via the upcoming GMA-7 series Kokak. It is scheduled to premiere on November 14 in the timeslot that will be left by Pahiram ng Isang Ina in the network's afternoon block
TJ Trinidad and JC Tiuseco will be Sarah's leading men. Also in the cast are Jessa Zaragoza, Gary Estrada, Frencheska Farr, Deborah Sun, Vaness del Moral and Ervic Vijandre.
Directed by actor/director Ricky Davao, Kokak is a TV remake of the 1989 Seiko Films movie that starred Rachel Lobangco.
