‘Survivor’ keeps Caramoan

CARAMOAN The islands’ remote location and promotion by the provincial government of Camarines Sur helped keep the site a favorite venue of the reality series “Survivor USA.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The 26th season of the hit reality show “Survivor USA,” billed as “Survivor Philippines,” will again be shot in location in Caramoan, Camarines Sur.

The 25th season of the show, also shot in Caramoan, opened with a viewership of at least 11 million in the United States. Succeeding episodes had viewerships of 9-10 million.

In a statement, Camarines Sur, Governor Luis “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. said the choice of Caramoan as venue of the show’s 25th season could be attributed to an aggressive marketing promotion program of the provincial government.

“The show’s producers were impressed and we gave them our all-out support,” said the governor’s statement.

Caramoan Islands is deemed as one of the show’s most beautiful and challenging location so far.

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