In Survivor Philippines Palau, it was announced that the Tribal
Council aired last night, October 2, was the last one to take place before the
two tribes merged.
At the Koror Camp, after being drenched by the rain the past evening, Marvin
fixed the wall of their shelter. He gathered some coconut leaves and did some
minor renovations to shield them from the cold and rainy weather especially at
night.
Meanwhile, Shaun kept himself busy putting up a table out of their crate. Jef,
on the other hand, said that she could hardly keep herself sane because there's
really nothing much to do in the island.
At the camp of their rival tribe Airai meanwhile, Cris was noticeably quiet,
refusing to eat with her three remaining tribemates.
After eating, Mika and Cris discretely discussed their plan to vote-off
Charles.
"Hindi ka pa uuwi Kuya, hindi ka pa uuwi. I'm not voting you out. Basta
kausapin mo na lang si Tara. Kasi sa totoo lang mas mabuti kung ako ang iboboto
ni Tara. Kasi si Charles ikaw ang ivo-vote nya. Kasi akala n'ya ako din
magvo-vote sayo. So dalawa tayong may vote kay Charles," Mika assured Cris.
But later on the table, Charles and Tara were once again plotting their own
scheme.
Tara : "I have my trust with you, you have
my trust with me. Until then mag-merge to, tayo pa rin. Ako na bahala kay Echo
kasi hold ko si Echo sa kabila.
Charles: "Ako kay Suzuki."
Amidst all the schemes and alliances, Charles admitted that he was still undecided
whom to vote between Cris and Mika.
"Kinakausap ako ni Tara na iboto daw si Mika. Umoo na lang ako ng umoo. Pero
desidido na si Tara na si Mika ang iboboto. Pero si Tatay Cris, Mika at ako
hindi ko pa alam kung sino iboboto sa natitira sa aming tatlo," Charles said.
Tara then began to rant again about her displeasure with Mika.
"If I'm gonna be deciding, ang ide-decide ko is si Mika ang ivo-vote out ko
since ako din ‘yung pinuntirya nya. Hindi ko iboboto si Mika dahil sa thing na
galit ako sa kanya, ganito, ganyan. But it's something like feeling ko she's
not good enough.," Tara said.
Later, Cris called on Mika and Charles to look for crabs. His tribe mates
followed, except for Tara. Her excuse: she did not want to get sunburned any
further, being a city girl and all.
Cris was then seen giving Mika and Charles a ‘bear hug.' The former
pro-basketball player then walked ahead of Charles and Mika, approaching a
cave.
GUESSING GAME. At the Koror Camp, Shaun, Jef and Amanda talked
about the tribal council ahead. Amanda guessed that Charles would get the boot.
And if that is the case, there would be only four original Koror members left.
Shaun : "Pag natanggal si Charles, apat na
lang yung original."
Amanda : "Tingin ko si Charles e. Malakas ang kutob ko na si
Charles ang matanggal."
Shaun : "Sana."
Jef : "Sana si Charles."
"Iniisip namin na si Charles iyong ma-vote out kasi initially iniisip namin or
ako personally, parang iniisip ko, hindi pa merge e. Matagal pa. So para sa
girls' alliance namin, kailangan namin si Tara," Amanda said.
Meanwhile, as Echo was unhusking coconuts, Marvin confessed to her and Suzuki
that he is quite worried about the fate of the original Koror tribe mates, once
the merge commenced.
"Takot ako kaunti. Sa merge baka matanggal na lahat iyong old Koror. E, ‘yun
tignan mo iyong numbers. Tanggalin pa si Charles. Konti na lang tayo,"
Marvin told Echo.
"In-open ko iyong topic kasi, kami tatlo na lang. Baka isa-isahin tayo
pagdating ng merge. Kasi nga parang dumadami yung Airai na vino-vote out nila,
iyung Koror dati. Dito solid pa rin yung tatlo," Marvin said.
But Echo just kept on doing her chore.
"For me, iyong sinabi ni Marvin alam kong nakakaramdam na siya na pwedeng
mawala siya kapag nagka-merge kasi nga super lakas niya. So kailangan niya ng
mga taong masasandalan like an alliance. And he can only trust yung old
Koror and kami," Echo said.
The two were joined by Cris while catching some crabs.
Later, Cris made sure that he would convince Tara to vote Mika out.
Tara : "Ako from the very start of this
game umiyak ako kasi ayokong pumili e. Wala akong alliances na ginawa. Mismong
ako sa sarili ko sinabi ko, sige kung basic thing, sige ako yung walang
ginagawa. But this is a show. This is a game. I won't give up. ‘Di ba? I may be
weakest, you think I'm weaker, don't impose that."
Cris : "Pero s'ya na ‘yung ano mo."
Tara : "Siya na. ‘Yun naman sabi mo."
Cris : "No problem, walang
problema."
Cris then gave Tara a hug.
Cris : "It's part of the game."
Tara : "Yun na yun. ‘Yung pinag-usapan
natin kahapon yun na yun."
Mika, Charles and Cris were seen lying on the table. They were talking about
their experience in the island and how they would miss whoever would be voted
off among them. They also talked about Tara's attitude.
Charles: "Hindi na maganda yung ugali nya. "
Cris : "Hindi kasi hawak n'ya lang ‘yun
kaya malakas ang loob n'ya sa lahat. "
Mika : "Kaya nga. Ang pangit.
"
Cris : "Noong hawak ko yun, dalawang beses
pa, wala kayong narinig sa'kin."
Charles: "Wala."
"Nag-good luck na lang kami. Naiyak na lang si Mika pati ako, pati si Tatay
Cris, kung sino ang mavo-vote out. Good luck din sa maiiwan, good luck din sa
uuwi mamaya," Charles said.
"I don't wanna vote him out but I'm going to," Mika admitted.
THE LAST TRIBAL COUNCIL BEFORE THE MERGE. Survivor Philippines Palau host
Paolo Bediones welcomed the Airai tribe to their fourth tribal council.
"Airai pang-apat na beses na nating magkita. Malapit na tayong maubusan ng
pwedeng pag-usapan," Paolo said. He then asked Cris if he was afraid of what
could be the result of the tribal council, knowing that Mika, Charles and him
are the candidates for elimination.
"Hindi ako natatakot. Pumasok ako na masaya, dapat lumabas ako na masaya. May
maganda naman akong nagawa para sa Survivor," Cris replied.
He then asked Mika if pizza and burger were not enough to motivate their team
to win the reward challenge. Mika said that she never doubted her tribe and
believed too that they could've really won the challenge. Tara, on the other
hand, admitted that she cried after losing the challenge, because she wanted
the said reward very badly.
Cris was then asked by Paolo what caused Airai's defeats in a row. Cris
answered that the tribal switch did not result to the best combination of the
team.
Paolo then asked them further about the reward challenge where their lost was
blamed to Tara.
Paolo : "Sa reward challenge kung saan pizza at
burger yung mapapanalunan, bakit si Tara yung pinalangoy mo when nakita mong
nahirapan siya doon sa start?"
Cris : "Tinanong ko siya kung sabi ko sinong next sabi siya
raw, tinanong ko pa siya, sabi ko kaya mo pa? Sabi niya kaya ko so hindi ko
naman pwedeng pilitin na ako na parang...
Paolo : "Pero kaya mo pa nun na lumangoy ulit? "
Cris : "Oo."
Paolo : "So sa challenge na iyon Tara anong feeling mo na
paulit-ulit lumulubog ka, hindi mo maipasok, alam mong nafu-frustrate na yung
mga kasama mo kasi syempre hindi nila nakikita kung ano yung nangyayari pero
hindi mo mapasok?"
Tara : "Yes, honestly I don't know why na nangyari yun like,
bakit hindi ko siya mapasok whatever or something. I cant... ginagawa ko yung
ina-advice nila sa akin to put my feet off, yes down and everything but I can't
do it kasi nakakainom ako ng tubig and all and everything so like parang kulang
yung pwersa ko kasi lumlutang ako. Im bloated I don't know why."
Paolo : "May nangyaring ganoon ba pagkatapos
ng challenge, may mga sisihan bang nangyayari?"
Tara : "Ah ako, I just shut up my
mouth like "I'm sorry guys, sabi ko I'm sorry guys" like it's not my first time
to say sorry but I did my best sabi ko yung tipong ano, nakita niyo naman
siguro like ‘di ba like triny ko naman yung best ko na yun nga ipasok nga siya
pero its like (the) challenge is not for me and I can't paste in the puzzle
piece there I don't know why."
Paolo then asked Tara about what she felt after receiving the immunity
bracelet.
Paolo : "Bakit ka napaiyak Tara before the
immunity bracelet was given to you?"
Tara : "Yes. Yes before the immunity
bracelet was given to me. Wala kasi nga ‘yung feeling na napamahal na ko sa mga
kasama ko or either. I'd like parang gusto kong mag-merge kami sa kabila na
hindi pa sana matanggal itong kasama ko dito, kahit isa man sa kanila dito or
like you know any nga or kanino man sa amin or sino man sa amin. Iyon ‘yung
feeling ko na sobrang na...hindi ako yung tipong taong umiiyak eh na ngayon dito
lumalabas na tumutulo na luha ko, okay iyak na lang, that's it parang you
know, that's ...it makes me feel better. Mas mabuti ‘yung pinapakita kong ganun
or like na hindi ko pinipigilan yung nararamdaman ko like yun nga..."
Paolo : "And then ibinigay sayo yung
immunity bracelet..."
Tara : "Sobrang sabi ko, God heard my
prayer like it's not yet my time. Going to the immunity challenge sabi ko it's
not yet my time I know kasi alam ko kasi mismo sa sarili ko like I know I can
still show a lot of things like kaya ko pa, marami pa kong kayang ibigay or
like pwedeng gawin or like hindi pa nila alam kung sino talaga ako kung labanan
na."
Paolo : "Ito, ibinigay ba sa iyo iyan dahil
feeling nila deserving ka na matanggap yung immunity bracelet o ibinigay nila
sayo iyan dahil gusto nila sa susunod na challenge weaker ang Airai, perceived
weak ka?"
Tara : "Either, whatever their reasons as
I've said. If they would like to say or to impose it to me that I'm weaker and
that's fine. I can still prove it to them that sorry but I'm not the weakest,
if you think that I am, No!"
Paolo then put Mika on the spot.
Paolo : "Mika, ikaw? Honestly were
you happy for Tara na sa kanya napunta yung bracelet?"
Mika : "No."
Paolo : "No, well at least you're honest."
Paolo : "Mika, bakit feeling mo hindi siya
deserving doon sa bracelet?"
Mika : "Hindi naman sa hindi siya
deserving sa bracelet, its just na hindi ko akalain na nasa kanya ibibigay. Sa
totoo lang if wala sa kanya iyung immunity bracelet, siya ang ivo-vote out
namin. At that point in time, siya ang weakest sa tribe".
TARA'S POWER TRIP. Paolo : "Charles, noong napunta ba
kay Tara yung bracelet, nagbago ba si Tara?"
Charles: "Mas lalo siyang tumapang."
Paolo: "In what way siya tumapang?"
Charles: "Tumapang siya sa lahat, sa pananalita."
Paolo: "Parang power tripping? And ano yung reaksiyon mo nun?"
Charles: "Hindi kasi siya yan e kasi wala na akong magagawa. Alangan naman
na makikipag-argument pa ko sa kanya. Tara is Tara, sarili niya yan, may isip
na siya, may puso siya, alam niya ang gagawin niya sa sarili niya. Kaya niyang
mag-decide para sa sarili niya, malaki na siya, she's already 20 yrs old."
Paolo: "Anong naobserve mo Cris?"
Cris: "Syempre nakay Tara 'yung immunity bracelet so parang syempre 'di ba
safe siya, 'yung kumpyansiya niya syempre nasa kanya pa rin, sobrang
kumpyansiya niya."
Paolo: "So based on that observation naman ni Cris na ayaw daw niyang may
contact means may punto na nag-kainitan talaga, Mika?"
Mika: "Yup."
Cris: "Talagang nagka-anuhan sila."
Mika: "Kasi noong una parang sinasabihan niya si Charles na, sinasabihan
niya ko like parang tinitira niya talaga kami. I feel like I've said in that
point in time kailangan kong ilabas and then after noon hindi ko mapigilan ang
sarili ko na hindi ko kung ano ang nararamdaman ko sa like what my reaction was
to the things that she said to me."
Paolo: "Paano naresolve? Naresolve na ba siya?"
Mika: Not really
Paolo: "Hindi siya naresolve, no apologies made, no nothing?"
Mika: "Hindi naman kami nag apologize sa isa't-isa but you know I
said 'yung mga kailangan kong sabihin and that's it, after that parang ba't pa
'ko magwe-waste ng energy ko kung tapos na ko sa mga kailangan kong
sabihin."
Paolo: "Tara sa tingin mo nag-power trip ka ng kaunti?"
Tara: "I don't know. Kasi ako ang taong ganito ako like example ang taas
ng respeto ko sa mga taong matanda sa akin like, how I respect my sisters ideas
and all, everything so as a younger, as in you know parang youngest ako
something ano like eventhough I know I have a better idea, hindi ko iniimpose
yun, like ganun."
Paolo: "Pero tatlo sila halos, sinasabi nila pare-pareho medyo nag-power
trip ka nung time na 'yun. Tatanggapin mo ba 'yun?"
Tara: "Yes sure why not."
Paolo: "Does it make you proud na naging power tripper ka dahil may
bracelet ka?"
Tara: "Ay no! Kasi hindi ko naman sinabi na, Oh my God, ganito ganyan,
pero sabi ko I have to decide, I have to decide. You know if I wanna say
something, I'll speak it clearly and loudly. Ayaw kong piliin yung emosyon,
walang emosyon, walang friend dito. This is a game, this is competition, I
should remember that."
THE VOTES. Charles was first to cast his vote and he voted
against Cris.
Tara was next. After writing Mika's name, she said, "I'm sorry but I have to do
this for my own sake."
The next to cast his vote was Cris, who said, "Charles, lahat ng desisyon ko
para sa kanya. [referring to Mika]"
Mika was the last to cast her vote.
THE GENTLE GIANT EXITS. Survivor Philippines Palau host Paolo
tallied the votes. The first was for Charles. The second was for Cris. Mika got
the third vote. The last and determining vote was for Cris.
Mika broke down into tears, as Cris walked away from the tribal council after
giving her a hug.
"Ang pagboto kay Cris ay isang patunay na ang lakas ay hindi na mahalaga para
sa inyo. Dumarating ang punto na emosyon ang umiiral sa inyong mga boto. Isang
magandang palaisipan iyan pag-uwi niyo ng camp. Malalim na ang gabi, balik na
sa camp, " said Paolo.
Cris gave his final message.
"Sa mga katribo ko, wala akong hinanakit sa inyo. Good luck and God bless. Si
Mika kasi, hindi nagpapatalo. Itinuturing ko siyang parang isang kapatid. Keep
up the good work, more power!"
THE SIXTH AND FINAL FACE-OFF CHALLENGE. With Jumbo by her
side, Justine waited for her last challenger at Isla Purgatoryo.
When Cris arrived, Justine was surprised to see that the gentle giant would be
her final competitor. She admitted that she became a little nervous after
knowing who the latest castoff was.
Justine performed her usual task of explaining to the recent castoff what they
were doing in Isla Purgatoryo and what it entailed.
Justine and Cris then talked about what has transpired for the last 22 days.
Cris realized that Justine was the first castaway to be voted off, yet she
remained at Isla Purgatoryo by beating five others before him.
"Maaaring maniniwala akong tinalo n'ya lahat tulad ni Louie. Iniisip ko na
itong babaitang ito ha may lakas so pwedeng talunin. So naisip ko na pwede din
akong talunin," Cris admitted.
Then Justine got a new treemail message. It said:
"Magpaalam na sa Isla Purgatoryo,
Ito na ang huling beses na makikita nyo ito,
Ihanda ang sarili sa huling challenge,
Na magbabalik sa inyo sa bagong tribo. "
Cris and Justine then carried the crate, as they left Isla Purgatoryo.
Paolo then welcomed the two Castoffs for the final face-off battle at Isla
Purgatoryo. Paolo explained that whoever wins the challenge, gets the chance to
join the merging of Airai and Koror tribes.
Justine blurted out, "Ito na ‘to, ito na ‘yung pinakahihintay ko."
Before explaining the mechanics of the game. Paolo said that aside from fire,
one of the most important thing in the island is a shelter. The shelter must be
sturdy, rain-proof and spacious enough for all the castaways. The shelter must
also have a good floor plan. As it symbolizes the unity of the tribemates, the
shelter should also have a good overall design. At Paolo's signal until the
next day, Justine and Cris should build a shelter using all the materials,
paints and tools provided to them.
Paolo then explained that the criteria for a good shelter would also be the
basis of the judgment of their finished work. And the judges who would pick the
better shelter would be the nine castaways. However, the remaining castaways
wouldn't know who between Justine and Cris built the shelter that they would
pick as their home for the merger.
The castoff who wins the challenge would be declared "The Ruler of Isla Purgatoryo"
and would take his or her rightful spot at the merge.
Survivor Philippines Palau airs weekdays right after Rosalinda on
GMA-7.