By Candice Montenegro, Contributor
INQUIRER.net

“PAUTAKAN! Pagalingan! Patatagan!”

It was not exactly the direct translation of the tagline “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast” but I knew that it only meant one thing — “Survivor” is coming to the Philippines.

GMA 7 got the exclusive Philippine franchise of the hit US reality show, and a lot of people are more than thrilled not only to watch the local version of the show but also to audition as a castaway. The network is currently looking for contestants, and to say that there will surely be a lot of hopefuls lining up is quite an understatement.

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By Paolo R. Reyes
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—They may have been mistaken as “Team Africa” by one of the clueless Malaysian contestants, but retired US Navy senior officer Henry Reed, 48, and his strong-willed Filipina wife of 13 years, Terri, 44, are as Pinoy as they come — minus the modest, passive-aggressive personality, that is.

Super sat down with the outspoken husband-wife tandem and grilled them for a full disclosure. (Well, almost. We don’t want them to incur the $5 million penalty that’s cemented in their contract.) One thing’s for sure, these hard-nosed competitors are bound to generate some seismic shockwaves over the boob tube.

What made you decide to join the race?

Terri: It was my idea. I loved watching the show. So I asked Henry if we could. He asked me, “Give me 10 reasons why we should?” I was up till 3 a.m. thinking. Then I got out of bed, grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote down: “P5 million. P5 million. P5 million …” There were 5 million reasons!

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By Niño Mark Sablan
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–After hosting the first season of the AXN Original Production “The Amazing Race Asia,” Singapore-based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu was deluged with endorsement deals, commercial offers and other various proposals — even invitations to star in a Filipino movie.

And while he did accept some of those irresistible offers (the Filipino flick sadly not being a part of it), he is now back as the host of season two of one of the world’s greatest, most exciting and most successful reality TV franchises.

“The Amazing Race Asia” Season 2 (TARA 2) is set to premiere soon on AXN. While host Wu admits to trying to look a lot less like Phil Keoghan of the US edition and a lot more like himself in the new season, the show itself has undergone several exciting changes.

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