The
"Pandanggo sa Ilaw" immunity challenge in Survivor Philippines Palau continued.
Host Paolo Bediones removed the burger meal. The last bribe was presented. It was a grilled
fish fillet meal, complete with rice and chips. But the remaining castaways—Suzuki, Justine and Tara were not tempted. Paolo eventually removed all the
food from the table. There were no more bribes available to anyone until the
game ends.
After over thirty minutes, Justine even danced and rotated on top of the post.
The next pose was "one arm up, one arm down". Jef and Echo continued to
flame-bait Tara.
Echo : "Ayaw talagang bumitaw girl."
Jef : "Ayaw niya bang makasama si Marvin?"
Echo : "Puwede bang itulak?"
"Palaban 'to, ha. Bakit ayaw niyang bumitaw? Talagang lumalaban talaga siya,
talagang effort! Sana hindi magpabaya sina Justine, hindi magpabaya si Suzuki
kasi ayaw talaga namin sa kanya for the immunity," Jef said.
Jef noticed that Tara's fingers were touching the glass on the last pose. It
distracted Tara and her candle fell. Justine immediately got down after, which
made Suzuki the automatic winner of the immunity necklace. The rest of Sonsorol
tribe got what they wanted and cheered the fact that Tara was finally out
of the challenge.
Suzuki
was equally surprised by his feat.
"Ang saya ko kasi hindi ko ine-expect na makukuha ko iyong immunity
necklace," Suzuki recalled.
Everyone congratulated Suzuki and Justine, Tara just went down and remained
quiet.
Suzuki received the immunity necklace from Paolo. But Justine, being the runnerup, received the scroll but not without a warning.
"Justine, ang scroll na ito ay puwede lang buksan sa tribal council, kapag
binuksan mo ito sa camp tanggal ka na sa laro natin. Hawakan mo ‘yan, bantayan
mo ‘yan. Kapag wala ‘yan sa tribal council, walang bisa iyang scroll na ‘yan,"
Paolo told Justine.
When the tribemates got back to their camp, the rain poured so hard that their
shelter got drenched. Some helped out to fix the roof while Amanda had some
difficulty starting a fire but she eventually did.
That
night, Suzuki was ecstatic after winning the immunity and most of the tribemates poked fun at him. Meanwhile, Tara was noticeably quiet and kept her
distance.
"Actually super poker face si Tara. Hindi siya nagpakita ng reaction," Jef
recalled. "Behind her back tumatawa kami, ‘wag na lang pansinin... Iyong iba
naman naaawa kasi wala talagang pumapansin sa kanya."
Despite knowing that her tribemates were ganging up on her, Tara remained
unaffected.
"Definitely, hindi ako manhid para hindi maramdaman na may nangyayari nung time
na nandun pa lang kami sa camp. And hindi nga rin ako manhid para hindi
maramdaman na lahat halos sila, feeling ko ayaw sa akin. So hindi din naman ako,
parang, hindi ako nasasaktan or something, kasi alam niyo, alam ko yung feeling
na hindi ko naman ginawa talaga yung effort to be really close to them kasi
ka-plastikan yun eh," Tara said.
Day 28
SHAUN'S MOVE. Suzuki and Charles woke up early and immediately went to
the beach to look for the hidden immunity. The two went to the forest where
they read the clue again. Charles demonstrated what the clue could've meant.
The two also discussed if Shaun could be trusted regarding the boys' alliance
he brought up.
"Nag-usap kami ni Suzuki na hanapin iyong immunity bracelet. Kasi kailangan
natin iyong gawin. Kasi nagkakaroon na ng girls' alliance. Ilan kami na lang,
tatlo na lang. Noong pumasok kami sa merge, apat lang kaming lalaki," Charles
said.
Suzuki : "Sa tingin mo, may tiwala ka kay
Shaun?"
Charles : "Kahapon nga hindi ko alam e.
Sabi ko nga sa sarili ko. Si Zuki, 100 percent. Si Kuya Shaun 50 percent. Kasi nga
kabago-bago ko pa lang siya nakasama. E ikaw?"
The two then panicked when they saw Shaun nearby. They were not sure at
first if they would share the second clue to Shaun. They even ran into the
forest to hide from Shaun, until Charles wondered why they were avoiding him.
Charles : "Wait, di ba ililigtas natin
sya? Bakit hindi na din natin sya sabihan?"
Suzuki : "Ha? Oo nga pala, 'no."
Charles : "Sabihan na natin sya."
Suzuki : "Hindi, tatanong ko kay Shaun
kung sigurado siya sa tiwala niya sa 'kin."
"Maya-maya
nakasalubong ko iyong dalawa. Nabanggit nga nila sa akin na, doon nagsimulang
magtiwala sakin si Zuki at si Charles. Nabanggit nila sa 'kin yung next clue,"
Shaun said.
Suzuki expressed that he completely trusted Shaun and he was also glad that
there already was a boys' alliance.
"Sobrang thankful talaga ako kay Shaun, kasi akala namin ni Charles, nasa Airai
siya. Maramdaman ko talagang thankful ako kay Shaun. Buti naman may boys'
alliance na tatlo na kami," Suzuki said
Shaun also felt that Suzuki could be trusted.
"Makikita mo kay Zuki iyong sa mukha niya na talagang, sa lahat naman ng
ginagawa niya, sincere siya," Shaun said.
Charles, on the other hand, was not letting his guard down.
"Iyong tiwala ko kay Suzuki, 100 percent. Kay Shaun, 50 percent lang. Kasi totally hindi ako
tanga, hindi din ako bobo para hindi ko alam 'yon, about strategy," Charles
said.
TARA'S MOVE. Later, Tara tried to get Suzuki and Charles on her side and
told them who should be eliminated from the game.
"Kailangan kong kausapin si Zuki, di ko na kailangang maglandi pa sa
kanya and all. Sabi ko sa kanya ‘wag kang matakot sa girls' alliances dahil ako
mismo, ayaw kong mangyari yun," Tara said.
Tara : "Kahapon individual challenges... Isa
iyon sa challenges na malalaman mo kung sino ang malakas or sino ang may tibay
ng loob. So isa ka duon dahil nga ikaw ang nakakuha ng immunity. Hindi ako
nakikipagcompete sa`yo. Ayoko makipagcompete sa`yo dahil alam kong meron kang
kakaibang lakas. Dahil humuhugot ka rin sa pamilya mo. Ako humuhugot din ng
lakas sa pamilya ko."
Suzuki : "Baka tanggalin kami. Kami ang kawawa..."
Tara : "Ano?...hindi ka kawawa. Maniwala
ka sa `kin. Kinausap ko na si Mika...si Justine. Personal kong ano sa
`yo, ako mismo hindi kita iboboto.
Kakausapin ko ang lahat kung sino dapat ang kausapin. Iboboto ko pa si siguro
si Jef na ma-out kasi weak siya. Honestly mabait naman siya and everything pero
kung s'ya iyong mananalo sa Sole Survivor, hindi siya karapat-dapat."
Suzuki understood that Tara wanted the original Koror tribemates to make the
top 5.
"Sabi ni Tara, kailangan natin, Tara, Ako, Charles, Justine, Echo maging top
5," Suzuki said.
Charles, Suzuki and Shaun continued their search for the hidden immunity. But
Charles warned Suzuki about Tara.
Charles : "Huwag kang papaepekto kay Tara. Si Tara iyong
taong tatraydor sa`yo. Kung maniniwala ka sa `kin salamat. Kung hindi salamat
pa rin. Ikaw ang bahala. Di mo napapansin di tayo kinakausap ni Justine at
Echo, kaya magtataka ka na, bakit ganun si Echo samantalang mas matagal silang
nagkasama ni Zuki?"
Suzuki : "Di ba dati kinakausap tayo noong malapit na
mag-merge, ngayon hindi e. Parang hindi sya magquestion sa `kin, kung sino
tatanggalin."
JEF'S DISCOVERY. In the forest, Jef alerted Amanda about what she
discovered after she asked Suzuki whom he would vote off. Jef realized that
Shaun already got Charles and Suzuki on his side.
Jef : "Nakausap ko na si Zuki. Sabi ko,
"Zuki sinong iboboto mo after Tara? Si Echo." Sabi ko, bakit? E kasi sabi ni
Kuya Shaun iboboto daw kami ni Justine tsaka ni Echo next."
Mandy : "May tao ba dun?"
Jef : "Wala. Kami daw iyong iboboto. May
alliance na pala yung dalawa. Imagine! Nagalingan kaya ako."
"Natakot ako kasi nakita ko parang bigla naman naging in control naman si
Shaun. Naconvince ni Shaun na magside sa kanya ‘yung dalawang boys tapos
naconvince pa kami ni Shaun na magside sa kanya. Tapos alam ko pa kung gaano
bina-value ni Mika iyong opinion ni Shaun. Natakot na ko for myself. Paano
naman ako mag-stay dito? Baka in the end ang gawin ni Shaun tanggalin lahat ng
girls," Jef wondered.
Back at the beach, Suzuki tried to get assurance from Shaun if he was indeed
sincere with the boys' alliance.
Suzuki : "Sana maintindihan mo kasi dating
ano kayo e."
Shaun : "Natatakot ka. Kanino mo gustong
makipag-alliance kay Tara? Pinapalabas nila na, parang ‘di sila naguusap-usap,
bigla na lang may lumalabas na parang nagkakaparehas sila ng binoboto parang
ganoon iyong ano. Ayaw nilang sabihin na may alliance sila."
"Nabanggit lang sa`kin ni Zuki ulit na parang nagdududa siya. Na kapag panahon
na ba ni Mika, kaya mo ba siyang iboto? Oo, sabi ko kaya ko. Basta iyong usapan
natin ok na ‘yun," Shaun assured.
REVIVING KOROR. While cleaning the pot, the Taray Queen moved over to
Justine and tried to convince her to destroy the girls' alliance. Tara was
insistent that Jef does not deserve to stay in the game.
Tara : "Kasi individual challenge na, it's
not team up! Ano ba talaga si Jef dito? Para lang s'yang whatever. Para lang
syang nagbabakasyon! That girls' alliance sucks!"
Justine: "Pinag-usapan na namin ‘yan ni Echo na ang girls
alliance, mawawala ‘yan, malapit na!"
"Si Jef, she's one of the weakest. Like more on paswerte-swerte lang ‘yan.
Naka-free ride lang ‘yan sa merge. Honestly speaking, ‘di na s'ya masyadong
naghirap. Nag-eenjoy lang siya dito. Ayoko namang magstay si Jef nang matagal
dito na alam ko namang ‘di siya ganun kadeserving to win. Dahil girls rule,
kailangan girls ang matira, no it`s not. For me it's more worthy to win in this
competition na lahat palaban, hindi sumusuko," Tara pointed out.
Later, Tara was seen talking to Echo. The Taray Queen was on quest to revive
Koror alliance and bring them to the top 5.
Tara : "Takot daw s'ya sa ating mga
girls."
Echo : "Si Suzuki."
Tara : "Sabi nya hindi nya iboboto si
Shaun ‘Day. Alam mo kung bakit? Kasi ‘Day alam n'ya uubusin natin silang mga
lalaki. Alam mo iyong iniisip ko, the 5 of Koror should stay."
"Sa Koror talaga masasabi ko si Justine, isa siya sa deserving, si Echo, si
Suzuki, deserving. Well sa lahat ng patient (sic) na ginawa ko dito, na sobrang
dislike nila ‘ko, misunderstood ako nila, Pwes! Masasabi kong deserving ako and
if I`m not, I really have to push myself throught this na deserving ako manalo
pa rin, whatever will happen," Tara asserted.
Meanwhile, Justine was also on the move and tried to talk Suzuki into sticking
with the Koror Alliance.
Justine
: "'Wag kang mag-alala, kasi ang plano namin ni
Echo, matira tayong apat.Ikaw tsaka si Charles. So pag-apat na tayo, ilan na
lang ang matitira sa Airai. Uubusin natin sila. So bale iyong girls' alliance
medyo meron sa ngayon, pero mawawala rin yun kasi..."
Suzuki : "Sandali eto ha. Sina Shaun, Mika, Jef,
Amanda. Sila pa rin iyong alliance nila? Sa tingin mo?"
Justine: "Hindi."
Suzuki: "Hindi no?"
Justine: "Girls alliance na kami, After Tara, ang
iboboto is Shaun. So ilan na lang ang matitira di ‘ba? Dapat tayong magkaisa,
iyong Koror. So kung sino iyong iboboto namin iboboto ninyo ni Charles. So
bahala na kayo ni Charles mag-usap kasi hindi naman talaga dapat tayo nag-uusap
talaga para hindi mag-isip iyong kabilang grupo, no?"
"Nasabi
ko kay Suzuki na buuin natin, ‘wag tayong magtiwala sa kabilang grupo sa Airai,
dati tayong Koror so dapat magsama-sama tayo. After ni Tara, ang matitira ako,
ikaw, si Echo, si Charles, so apat. Sa kabila kapag ako ang nakaboto ng isa
tatanggalin ko si Shaun, so bale tatlo na lang matitira so maa-out number namin
sila so pwede kaming mabuo ulit na Koror," Justine said.
Survivor Philippines Palau airs weeknights on GMA-7 after Rosalinda.