Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown is the fourth and final season of the Philippine version of the reality television series Survivor.
Richard Gutierrez reprised his hosting stint for the second time after Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown. Unlike the previous season, and any other celebrity and non-celebrity seasons in any Survivor franchise, this installment would feature celebrities grouped as couples with preexisting relationships. Teasers of castaways' identities were partially revealed in the third week of October 2011. A week after the teasers were revealed, the identities of the celebrity castaways were then fully identified.
The show was entirely shot in San Vicente, Palawan, the first time the Philippine franchise has filmed in their home country. The show premiered on GMA Network on November 14, 2011.
Initial tribe names were Bulan ("moon" in Cuyonon and Visayan languages) and Tala (archaic Tagalog term for "star"), termed in-show to be names of goddesses of the moon and stars respectively. In the eventual merge, the new tribe was named Apolaki, after the Tagalog god of the sun and also the god of the warriors. Though the game is a doubles format, it was revealed in the first episode that only one will remain as the Celebrity Sole Survivor who will win ₱3,000,000.
This season is noted to be the one with the most number of quitters, as five separate contestants left the game voluntary during the first six days of the game due to mostly moral reasons. It also has a gender imbalance because there were nine males and eleven females.
The season was won by Albert "Betong" Sumaya, Jr. with the vote of 4–2–1, defeating Mara Yokohama and Stef Prescott.
Contestants[]
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| Contestant | Original tribe | Temptation Switch | Shuffled tribe | Merged tribe | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva CruzKC's ex-wife/Singer/Actress | Bulan | Quit
Day 2 | |||
| Alyssa AlanoAifha's best friend/TV host | Bulan | 1st voted out
Day 4 | |||
| Aifha MedinaAlyssa's best friend/Sexbomb Girls member | Bulan | 2nd voted out
Day 4 | |||
| Jackie ForsterAngelicopter's friend/Actress | Tala | Tala | Quit
Day 6 | ||
| Angelika "Angelicopter" Schmeing-CruzJackie's friend/Radio DJ | Tala | Tala | Quit
Day 6 | ||
| Filo CucuecoEllen's husband/Businessman | Tala | Tala | Quit
Day 6 | ||
| Ellen AdarnaFilo's wife/Actress | Tala | Tala | Quit
Day 6 | ||
| Maria Isabel "Maribel" LopezMara's mother/Beauty queen/Actress | Bulan | Tala | 3rd voted out
Day 8 | ||
| Isabel Granada†Chuckie's love teammate/Actress/Singer | Tala | Tala | Bulan | 4th voted out
Day 12 | |
| Carlo GonzalesArthur's cousin/Commercial model/Actor | Tala | Tala | Tala | 5th voted out
Day 15 | |
| Chuckie DreyfusIsabel's love teammate/Actor/Musical composer | Tala | Tala | Tala | Apolaki | 6th voted out
1st jury member Day 18 |
| Arthur SolinapCarlo's cousin/Actor | Tala | Tala | Bulan | 7th voted out
2nd jury member Day 21 | |
| John OdulioArnold's teammate/Member of the Philippine Volcanoes | Bulan | Bulan | Bulan | 8th voted out
3rd jury member Day 23 | |
| Gino Dela PeñaStef's boyfriend/TV host/Commercial model | Bulan | Bulan | Bulan | 9th voted out
4th jury member Day 26 | |
| Arnold AninionJohn's teammate/Member of the Philippine Volcanoes | Bulan | Bulan | Tala | 10th voted out
5th jury member Day 28 | |
| Mary "Maey" BautistaBetong's comedic partner/Comedienne/TV host | Tala | Tala | Tala | 11th voted out
6th jury member Day 32 | |
| Casey "KC Montero" MillerGeneva's ex-husband/TV host/Actor/Former MTV Philippines VJ | Bulan | Bulan | Bulan | 12th voted out
7th jury member Day 34 | |
| Stef PrescottGino's girlfriend/StarStruck Avenger/Actress | Bulan | Bulan | Tala | Second Runner-up | |
| Mara YokohamaMaribel's daughter/Professional surfer | Bulan | Bulan | Tala | First Runner-up | |
| Albert "Betong" Sumaya, Jr.Maey's comedic partner/Comedian/TV host | Tala | Tala | Bulan | Sole Survivor |