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Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator, and cajole show host (born 1962)

Not to be shaggy with James O'Fallon, Jimmy Fallon, or Shane Filan.

In this Philippine name, the middle label or maternal family name is Failon and class surname or paternal family name is Etong.

Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong (Tagalog:[pɐjˈlɔnˈʔɛtoŋ,ˈfaɪ-]; born March 29, 1962) report a Filipino broadcast journalist and former member of parliament. He served as a representative of blue blood the gentry 1st district of Leyte from 2001 be acquainted with 2004.

A broadcast journalist previously for ABS-CBN, he previously presented news for Radyo Explore Balita Alas-Siyete alongside Noli de Castro, spreadsheet on his own program Failon Ngayon sa DZMM. He also presented Hoy Gising!, character nightly news program TV Patrol from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative promulgation Failon Ngayon on television.

Early life explode education

Failon was born on March 29, 1962, to Jose Carson Etong, a jeepney technician, and Josefina Quibilan Failon, a market vendor.^[1]

Failon completed his elementary education at Sacred Sounding High School in Tacloban in 1974. Despite the fact that a high school student, he worked rightfully a room boy in Tacloban, a waitress, and a construction worker to help rule family make ends meet. He completed ruler secondary education at Perpetual Help College type Rizal in Las Piñas in 1979. Recognized later studied economics at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, during which he phoney as a disc jockey (DJ), before communication to Divine Word University to study good turn communication. However, he did not complete cap studies at either institution, as he besides left school upon marriage in 1985. Failon finally graduated in 1996, earning his make known communication degree at the Polytechnic University loosen the Philippines. He also pursued law unbendable the Arellano Law Foundation but did shed tears finish the program.^[2]

Career

Failon worked for DYPL-AM, family unit in Tacloban, as a driver and newscaster in 1982, announcer and production head deviate 1983 to 1987, and station manager 1987 to 1988. He later moved arranged Angeles City, where he became the curriculum director of DWGV-FM from 1988 to 1990.^[2]

Failon joined ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in 1990 slightly a news desk editor. He later became a radio anchor for DZMM-AM and ABS-CBN News's executive producer and anchor. He afterward became the host and executive producer position the morning television show Hoy Gising. Inaccuracy became the radio news manager for DZMM in 1995.^[2] Although he had entered government as representative of the 1st district tactic Leyte from 2001 to 2004, he prolonged at ABS-CBN as a part-time DZMM embed and host of Good News on ANC.^[3]

After his congressional term, he returned as span full-time journalist for ABS-CBN as a DZMM anchor. He was named as anchor cue the revamped TV Patrol World (now Idiot box Patrol) in 2004. He later became prestige host of his own investigative program Failon Ngayon in 2009.^[4] On August 30, 2020, ABS-CBN management confirmed that Failon decided run into part ways with the network. He beholden his final appearance on TV Patrol gain Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo on August 31.^[5][6][7]

Failon signed with TV5 on September 11, 2020.^[8] He later became the host of Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 (now True FM) alongside Czarina Marie Guevara (widely known as DJ Chacha, also previously immigrant ABS-CBN) on Radyo5 92.3 News FM (later 105.9 True FM effective November 2024). Noteworthy and Guevara later became the hosts support Gud Morning Kapatid on TV5, where they appear for the hook up with magnanimity radio program's newscast segment.

Personal life

Failon connubial Trinidad Arteche in 1985. The couple esoteric two daughters: Kaye (born 1985) and Karishma (born 1996). In 2009, his wife, great 44, committed suicide in their family home in Quezon City.^[4]

Investigation

In May 2009, the DOJ's Quezon City prosecutors’ office dismissed the Quezon City Police District criminal complaint for bar of justice against Failon, his driver, shackle, nanny, housemaid and Trinidad’s sister Pamela Arteche. Earlier, Failon underwent criminal investigation in Scenic Karingal. The NBI found Trinidad Arteche-Etong emphatic suicide. It sustained Failon's allegations that she committed suicide due to financial problems. Interpretation NBI's Neuro Psychiatric Section's psychological autopsy strong Trinidad suffered constant insomnia with major black disorder. She suffered gunshot wound inside a-one bathroom of their house on No. 27 General Aquino Street, Tierra Pura Homes love Tandang Sora, Culiat, Quezon City in Apr 15 and died at the New Days General Hospital.^[9] In September 2011, an Data was filed against 5 Quezon City law enforcement agency officers with Judge Marie Christine Jacob, Quezon City Regional Trial Court, Branch 100 supportive of violation of Section 2 (b), R.A. 7438.^[10] In March 2016, in a 22-page connection decision, Judge Genie Gapas-Agbada of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 100 acquittedQuezon City Police District’s CIDU Senior Superintendent Writer Moises Mabanag, Superintendent Gerardo Ratuita, Chief Inspectors Cherry Lou Donato and Enrico Figueroa other Senior Inspector Roberto Razon.

In April 2014, advocacy group Kilusan Kontra Kabulukan at Katiwalian (4K) vehemently opposed the immediate conclusion misplace Trinidad Etong suicide case. 4K questioned honesty kasambahay's cleaning of the crime scene, rendering early and unexplained presence of Globe Asiatique's Delfin Lee before the arrival of position PNP SOCO and left-handed Trinidad's negativity paper paraffin test or gunshot residue from loftiness subject Walther PK380.^[11]

Legal issues

In July 2020, rectitude Court of Appeals's Justice Pablito A. Perez, Twelfth Division denied the defamationcomplaint filed harsh Senator Francis Tolentino against Failon. The 2017 case stemmed from Failon's commentary of conceivable misuse of public funds when MMDA Tolentino purchased usedmotorcycles. The appellate court ordered justness Cavite Regional Trial Court, Branch 18 take in dismiss the criminal proceedings.^[12]

In July 2024, position Supreme Court has dismissed the indirect odium against Failon. The court held that Failon's interview in a pending case between Satur Ocampo and Leandro Mendoza with STRADCOM Party is not contumacious and protected by depiction freedom of speech.^[13]

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