Filtered by: Showbiz
Showbiz
JC is RP's first Sole Survivor
By FIDEL JIMENEZ, GMANews.TV and Philippine Entertainment Portal
MANILA, Philippines – Basketball heartthrob John Carlo Tiuseco, 23, was declared Friday as the first Philippine Sole "Survivor." The decision of the 8-man jury (composed of eliminated castaways Charisse Yacapin, Cris Cartagenas, Zita Ortiga, Kaye Alipio, Marlon Carmen, Vern Domingo, Kiko Rustia and Jace Flores) was held at the GMA Network's new studio building. Viewers of Survivor Philippines were also given the chance to pick the winner through text votes. People's choice was counted as one vote, also dubbed the "Boto ng Bayan," in addition to the votes cast by the Jury. During the show, Survivor host Paolo Bediones explained the voting mechanics that whoever get the first 5 votes will be the winner. JC outvoted his buddy Robert Vincent “Rob" Sy, a 30-year-old salesman from Davao City. When JC got 5 votes, including the "Philippine vote," Rob has only 2 votes, then Paolo announced the winner without casting the remaining 2 votes. Likewise, the Pinoy viewers chose the court heartthrob (93% of the total number of text votes) over the lover boy (7%). As the first sole Survivor, JC won P3 million. He said he would give the big part of the prize money to his parents for their business. JC, who was initially deemed as lampa, had been one of the strongest contenders as early as the merge of the former Naak and Jarakay tribes into the Chalam tribe took place. Backstabbing and broken alliances figured in the strategy of most castaways, but the court heartthrob was noted for playing the game with integrity. Before JC was declared winner, he and Rob faced the Jury members in a tension-filled Tribal Council. The Jury took the opportunity to vent their anger and disappointment on JC and Rob, pointing out all the mistakes they committed in the last 39 days. - Fidel Jimenez, GMANews.TV/ Philippine Entertainment Portal
Tags: survivorphilippines
Find out your candidates' profile
Find the latest news
Find out individual candidate platforms
Choose your candidates and print out your selection.
Voter Demographics
More Videos
Most Popular