The remaining six castaways of Tribe Galone—Solenn Heusaff, Moi Marcampo, Aubrey Miles, Elma Muros, Akihiro Sato and Ervic Vijandre—competed for the Immunity challenge this week via a "pachinko game."
The hand and eye coordination of the Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown castaways was tested through this game which required them to catch chips as these fell from a transparent container.
Earlier, the ladies seemed to have a natural "edge," but one by one the females lost their grip and were all wiped out, leaving Ervic and Aki to face-off in the competition.
Aki won the immunity necklace for the second consecutive time.
Survivor Philippines host Richard Gutierrez announced to the group that an immunity bracelet is still at stake.
Whoever finds the immunity bracelet will not be voted out during Tribal Council. A mad hunt followed suit on the beach area.
Moi jumped for joy upon finding the elusive immunity bracelet.
Everyone was then summoned for the Tribal Council.
Ahron Villena, being the 11th castaway, joins fellow jury members Jon Hall, Aira Bermudez and Michelle Madrigal.
ON BEING PART OF THE TOP 6: Richard opened the session with the question: "Do you deserve to be here in the Top 6?"
The remaining six castaways responded one by one, with Solenn Heusaff the first to air her opinion: "I wouldn't say we're the strongest ones here but we're definitely doing something right...I'm not gonna say its luck...alliances work better than others. Everyone deserves to be where we are right now."
Ervic Vijandre commented, "Feeling ko nga dahil doon sa alliance ...dahil siguro nanalo ako kahit papaano ng immunity kaya siguro naandito rin ako..."
Aubrey Miles seemed to agree with Solenn and Ervic. "Kahit papaano...oo kasi naloloka na ako kakaisip dahil sa dami ng nangyayari. Siyempre sa alliance, loyal talaga ako. Siguro nakita nila yon kaya loyal sila sa akin. And siguro dahil sa pakikisama...siguro lahat dito kasi marunong makasama."
Moi Marcampo thinks its "hard work ...kasi parang di ko masasabing strong ako...deserve ako dito sa top 6 dahil ginawa ko lahat para umabot dito."
But for Akihiro Sato, "Mas important to work as a group. The team you start is very important."
What would their reaction be if they become part of the Top 3?
Ervic stated, "Sobrang dami ng pinaghirapan ko dito... kung umabot ako ng Top 3, sobrang pagpapasalamat ko."
Moi said that making it to the Top 3 would boost her confidence. "Feeling ko di ako strong... Everytime na nanalo ako, lumakas ang loob ko. Di pala kailangan magself-pity ka sa sarili mo...may time na kailangan mong maging matapang."
Nanay Elma said being a castaway poses a very different challenge from being an athlete. "Pasalamat sa Panginoon. Napakahirap talaga itong inabot ko na to...ibang experience.
"Kahit na sabihing athlete ako, may kanya-kanya kaming depekto...Ako, kinakatakutan nila. Di rin nila alam, takot din ako...mayroon din akong weak din...Itong Survivor, talagang blessing din sa akin. Ma-Top 3 pa ako, swerte na."
For Aki: "It's really hard to play the game right now. From the beginning you can start to win all the challenge, and in the end, there's the alliance that can vote you out. It's really mahirap...
"Especially for Nanay Elma, maybe me and Ervic because they see us we are strong. If you become too nice, you are also in a dangerous situation."
Aubrey felt the same. "Totoo yang sinasabi nila. Sa akin, nahirapan din ako. I know I'm strong here pero here [gesturing to her heart]... sakit."
Solenn said as much. "They're right about what they're saying coz at the end of the game, you want the strongest people out. Of course a lot of us are like more honest with each other better than playing the game. It's kind of hard to turn around."
Richard's follow-up question to Aubrey was about why she found it hard.
"Ayaw mong i-vote out...wala kang choice. I thought I'm stronger pero mahirap," was her reply.
Who will emerge as the Celebrity Sole Survivor for the third installment of this reality show? Who do they think should be in the Top 2 or Top 3 slots?
Majority gave the names of Ervic, Aki, and Moi. The names of Elma and Solenn were also mentioned. It was only Solenn who thought that it could be anybody's game since the game had become rather "messy."
IMMUNITY BRACELET. How did Moi feel when she found the immunity bracelet?
"Super saya po. Ako ang natirang taga Nagar...baka i-vote out nila ako."
Richard asked Aki if he would use the immunity necklace for himself or would he pass it on to another member. He said he would keep it. Aubrey and Moi decided to use their immunity bracelets, too.
THE SPRINT QUEEN IS OUT. After the talk with the members, voting proceeded.
Solenn got one vote while Elma garnered four votes, making the Sprint Queen the 12th castaway out of the game as well as the fifth member of the Jury.
"Ok lang po sa akin. Tanggap ko na. Ganoon po talaga. Kahit sama-sama kami...lahat nagbabago. Napakahirap nangyari sa akin, mangyayari rin sa inyo. Magkikita-kita pa rin tayo," was Mama Elma's parting statement.
The remaining five members were gathered by Richard the following day for the final Immunity challenge.
The castaways had to stand on two uneven poles and keep one hand on a totem for as long as they can. If they remove their hand, they lose their chance to gain immunity.
A white Honda car was brought out to inspire the castaways. Who among Solenn Heusaff, Moi Marcampo, Aubrey Miles, Akihiro Sato and Ervic Vijandre will last the longest in the final Immunity challenge?
UPDATE: Living up to his tag as the Power Player, Ervic Vijandre was able to hold on to the totem for 10 hours and 53 minutes.
This set a new record for the local edition of the reality show.
During the challenge aired last night, November 19, Akihiro Sato negotiated with his rival by saying he would give up the game in exchange for the Immunity Necklace.
Believing that they had a deal, Akihiro slumped down on the ground, absolutely tired from the challenge.
When Ervic was given the chance to choose between immunity and the brand-new car, he opted for the vehicle.
He was also asked to choose a castaway who would be protected by the Immunity Necklace.
Here, Ervic picked Aubrey Miles to wear the coveted prize instead of fulfilling his promise to Akihiro.
Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown airs weeknights on GMA-7.