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MANILA, Philippines – Survivor just can’t get enough of the Philippines. Just as the hit US reality show’s 25th season closed last week, it was announced that Survivor would again have its next season in Caramoan, one of the pristine islands in Camarines Sur, Bicol. Survivor host Jeff Probst told Entertainment Weekly (EW) that the […]

NAGA CITY—Philippine tourism could not have gotten a bigger boost than this. It’s now official. The location of the 25th season of the hit reality TV show “Survivor US,” one of the highest-rating shows in the United States, is Caramoan Islands in Camarines Sur. This was announced by Jeff Probst, the show’s host, during the

Philippine Film Studios, Inc. is proud to announce its latest venture, Reality TV Asia! Based in the Cagayan Economic Free Zone, the aim of this new company is to bring in television shows, films and other entertainment productions into the area, which boasts of enticing incentives for potential producers looking to shoot in the Philippines.

“Finally, a film that films Manila as Manila. Here’s a guide to the new movie’s Philippines shoot locations. Big budget films have been shot here before. What has Filipinos excited is that it’s the first Hollywood film to include the Philippines in location credits on the big screen. “The Philippines has played almost any country

From the article “The Bourne Legacy Showcases Manila, El Nido Island in all their Beauty” “Film producers of the latest installment of the Bourne franchise singled out Manila over Jakarta, Indonesia and Vietnam for the location of The Bourne Legacy for several reasons, to include the proverbial Filipino ‘hospitality’.” – Rai Lacoste Read more on

For the past 13 years, Survivor has taken us around the world to some of the most remote and exotic destinations. The twenty-seventh installment of the hit CBS reality show premieres tomorrow, and this season returns for the third time to the Philippines. Billed as Survivor: Blood vs. Water, the newest season will bring 10

MANILA – Senator Grace Poe on Monday said government should push for growth in film tourism to showcase the Philippines’ sights and culture. For this, Poe said there should be a department whose sole purpose is to oversee international movie or TV productions shot in the Philippines. “Let’s say I’m a producer in the US,

Invited as speaker in the “Location Shooting, Developing the Potential for Film in Tourism and Co Production Ventures” module at the recently-concluded 2012 International Film Conference, Lope “Jun” Juban Jr., a veteran in foreign co-productions and president of the Philippine Film Studios, Inc., disclosed that Filipino production expertise also drew the foreign crew in.” –