Survivor Philippines features 9 men in its lineup of 18 castaways and of the 9 men, 5 men are notable for being muscle hunks. These hunks are Folded and Hung model 27-year-old John Lopez, called Anthony John Lopez in Survivor Philippines, and is depicted as a “mechanic” who hails from Bicol, who when his father left for Saudi Arabia, John supported his family and put up his own auto-mechanic garage. JC Tiuseco, 23, San Sebastian College basketball varsity team heartrob. The Bamboo look-alike Jace Chanco Flores, 19, who hails from Hawaii and Brunei, her mom being a personal trainer for the Brunei royal family. Rob Sy, dubbed as the “loverboy.” Rastafari enthusiast Kiko Rustia, once featured in Cosmo Men 69 most eligible bachelor and lived for 3 years in Boracay.

Survivor Philippines will premiere on September 15 on the GMA Kapuso network. Survivor Philippines features 18 castaways, 9 women and 9 men, who have to live in a remote island of Koh Tarutao in Thailand for 39 days and to survive, they need to build their own shelter, scavenge for their own food and protect themselves from nature’s elements. They will also use their wits and strengths while competing for the prized rewards and immunity during the many challenges. Every week, one castaway is voted out until one remains to win the 3 million cash prize and the honor to be called the First Pinoy Sole Survivor.

Ace Young, for those who don’t know who is Ace Young, was on American Idol a couple of seasons ago. Ace Young shirtless photos caused some scandal among fans who wanted it to be removed in all of the internet (some task there, lol)..Well, Ace Young is back and strips on video for an advocacy campaign though for strip2clothe.com saying “With your help we can help keep clothes on kids backs across the country!”

Body Heat 2008 Pageant was held July 11 in SM North The Block. It featured a bikini for girls and swimming trunks portion for the guys. Basically a model search, the winners were chosen through a casual wear and swimwear portion and a Q&A. Body Heat though failed to elicit much body heat. The contestants and eventual winners were just so so..take a look at the contestants and winners.

Sexy comedienne Chariz Solomon has been rumored to want to slap Marian Rivera for snobbing her brother. The brother of Chariz who is a dancer, wanted to have his picture taken with Marian Rivera. Chariz Solomon is in the movie My Monster Mom starring Ruffa Gutierrez and Annabelle Rama. When asked about it in the My Monster Mom presscon, Chariz Solomon denied getting mad at Marian Rivera for the said incident. Reportedly, Chariz brother initially got refused to pose for a photo with Marian but was eventually informed that it was okay since he is a dancer and brother of Chariz.

The incident became an instant hit among Philippine showbiz blind items until Chariz Solomon clarified it in the presscon. Incidentally, the Marian Rivera snobing incident blind-item was written by Chariz’ manager/PR who also occasionally writes for GMA Artist Center talents..

Marian Rivera had been the subject of not just one but two controversial nagtaray videos so far..

After Palos, Cesar Montano shines in The Singing Bee. The Singing Bee debuts this week on ABS-CBN primetime and posts impressive ratings. “The Singing Bee,” hosted by Cesar Montano, is essentially a videoke contest combined with a spelling bee. Contestants are not pressured to sing in tune but have to know the correct lyrics. A live band called the Bandble Bee, headed by Musical Director Mel Villena, plays the tunes that players will sing, while sexy dancers, dubbed as the Honeybees, dance to it. Just like a quiz bee, players will test their knowledge and hurdle several rounds before making it as a Singing Bee Champion. Watch The Singing Bee below, Cesar Montano as host, with Celebrity Contestants: Lassy, Atak, Kiray, Kitkat, Tuesday, and Erik.

Although highly doubted because no other survey firm conducts such an extensive overnight measurement, here are the Top 10 shows for daytime and primetime programming according to AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila (Metro Manila and neighboring provinces) households from April 21 to 24, 2008.

April 21 (Monday)

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 24.2%
2. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 21.2%
3. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 20.1%
4. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 17.1%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 16.5%
6. Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) - 15.9%
7. Da Big Show (GMA-7) - 15.4%
8. Prinsesa ng Banyera (ABS-CBN) - 10.6%
9. SiS (GMA-7) - 9.1%
10. Boy & Kris (ABS-CBN) - 7.7%

Primetime:
1. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 34.4%
2. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 33.9%
3. Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita (GMA-7) - 26.9%
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 26.4%
5. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 23.9%
6. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 23.5%
7. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 22.3%
8. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 21.6%
9. Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN) - 21%
10. The Legend (GMA-7) - 20%

April 22 (Tuesday)

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 21.1%
2. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 21.1%
3. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 20%
4. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 17.1%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 16.8%
6. Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) - 16.7%
7. Da Big Show (GMA-7) - 14.2%
8. El Cuerpo Deseo (ABS-CBN) - 13.6%
9. SiS (GMA-7) - 11.4%
10. Prinsesa ng Banyera (ABS-CBN) - 10.6%

Primetime:
1. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 36.7%
2. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 36.3%
3. Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita (GMA-7) - 29.5%
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 27.4%
5. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 24.7%
6. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 23.6%
7. Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN) - 23.3%
8. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 21.9%
9. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 21.6%
10. The Legend (GMA-7) - 19.9%

April 23 (Wedenesday)

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 22.4%
2. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 21.9%
3. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 20.7%
4. Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) - 17%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 16.8%
6. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 15.7%
7. Da Big Show (GMA-7) - 13%
8. El Cuerpo Deseo (ABS-CBN) - 12.8%
9. Prinsesa ng Banyera (ABS-CBN) - 11.6%
10. SiS (GMA-7) - 11%

Primetime:
1. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 34.2%
2. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 32.8%
3. Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita (GMA-7) - 31.6%
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 26.2%
5. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 25.4%
6. Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN) - 24.7%
7. The Legend (GMA-7) - 22.6%
8. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 22.3%
9. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 21.6%
10. Palos (ABS-CBN) - 20.5%

April 24 (Thursday)

Daytime:
1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 21.2%
2. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 19.4%
3. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 18.9%
4. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 16%
5. Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) - 15.9%
6. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 14.7%
7. El Cuerpo Deseo (ABS-CBN) - 13.1%
8. Da Big Show (GMA-7) - 12%
9. Prinsesa ng Banyera (ABS-CBN) - 10.8%
10. SiS (GMA-7) - 8.1%

Primetime:
1. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 32.4%
2. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 32.1%
3. Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita (GMA-7) - 28%
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 26.3%
5. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 25.2%
6. Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN) - 25.1%
7. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 24.7%
8. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 24.4%
9. The Legend (GMA-7) - 21.7%
10. Palos (ABS-CBN) - 20.2%

Source: AGB Nielsen Philippines