Alberto Sermonia Sumaya Jr. (born November 21, 1975), popularly known as Betong Sumaya, is a Filipino comedian, actor, and former

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for

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, where he is also a part of the network's

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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Filipino and a minor in mass communication from the

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. Sumaya participated in the GMA reality show '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown'' (2011), where he also became the eventual victor. He appears in GMA's longtime-running gag show ''

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''.

Television career

Betong has numerous roles as Antonietta in various GMA TV shows, ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''; with

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and

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Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown

Betong Sumaya was named as the second Celebrity Sole Survivor in the season, '' Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown''. The live announcement was held at the GMA Network Studio hosted by

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on February 10. Betong made it to the Top 3 along with fellow castaways, Mara Yokohama and

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Filmography

Television

TV specials

Film

Awards and recognitions

References

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Sparkle GMA Artist Center profile
1975 births Living people Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors People from Antipolo Male actors from Rizal Tagalog people GMA Network (company) people GMA News and Public Affairs people Participants in Philippine reality television series GMA Network personalities Survivor (franchise) winners Survivor Philippines contestants Reality show winners Polytechnic University of the Philippines alumni GMA Music artists Filipino male television actors {{Philippines-actor-stub