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Ted Failon
Ted Failon
Born	Mario Teodoro Failon Etong; March 29, 1962 (age 62); Tacloban City, Leyte Province, Visayas, Philippines
Education	Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Occupation(s)	Radio DJ ; Broadcast Journalist ; Politician
Years active	1990–present
Agent(s)	ABS-CBN (1990–2020); TV5 (2020–present); Brightlight Productions (2020–2022)
Notable credits	Hoy Gising! anchor (1990–2001); Tambalang Failon at Sanchez anchor (1995–2001; 2004–2009); Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete anchor (2004–2020); TV Patrol anchor (2004–2020); Tambalang Failon at Webb anchor (2009–2011); Failon Ngayon host (2009–2020); Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo commentator (2011–2020); Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 commentator and disk jockey (2020–2022); Radyo5 Nationwide Network News anchor (2020–2022);

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Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong (born March 29, 1962) is a Filipino radio broadcast journalist, disc jockey, television news anchor, and former politician. He currently anchors Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 on Radyo5 Nationwide 92.3 News FM. He also served as a representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004.

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

In 2009, Failon was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.^[1] In 2017, he was arrested and charged with libel.^[2]

On August 30, 2020, ABS-CBN management confirmed that Failon decided to part ways with the network. He made his final appearance on TV Patrol and Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo on August 31 and was later replaced by Henry Omaga-Diaz.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Currently, he is a commentator and a disk jockey (a nod back to his roots as a former DJ for DWGV 99.1 in Pampanga) on the program Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 for Radyo5 92.3 News FM along with DJ Chacha.

Personal life

On March 30, 2021, Failon announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and is asymptomatic. After a co-worker also tested positive on the evening of March 28 and identified him as a close contact, he self-isolated immediately and had himself tested on the morning of March 29.^[6]^[7] Failon went into home quarantine and later recovered from the disease.^[8]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2000	PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Public Service Program Host	Hoy Gising!	Won^[9]

References

^ "Ted Failon's wife committed suicide, NBI findings show". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ "Ted Failon posts bail for libel charges". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ "After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". Philippine Star. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Happy, triumphant faces at the 14th PMPC Star Awards for TV". The Philippine Star. October 9, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

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Preceded by Alfred Romualdez	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st District June 30, 2001–June 30, 2004	Succeeded by Remedios Petilla

[1] "Ted Failon's wife committed suicide, NBI findings show". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[2] "Ted Failon posts bail for libel charges". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[3] "After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[4] "Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[5] "Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[6] "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[7] "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". Philippine Star. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[8] "Ted Failon tests positive for COVID-19". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[9] "Happy, triumphant faces at the 14th PMPC Star Awards for TV". The Philippine Star. October 9, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

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 * [[Failon Ngayon]] host (2009–2020)
 * [[Failon Ngayon (radio program)|Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo]] commentator (2011–2020)
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+* [[Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5]] commentator and disk jockey (2020–2022)
-* Radyo5 Network News anchor (2020–present)
+* Radyo5 Nationwide Network News anchor (2020–2022)
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-'''Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong''' (born March 29, 1962) is a Filipino radio broadcast journalist, disc jockey, television news anchor, and former politician. He currently anchors ''[[Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5]]'' on [[DWFM|Radyo5 92.3 News FM]]. He also served as a representative of the [[Legislative districts of Leyte#1st District|1st district]] of [[Leyte]] from 2001 to 2004.
+'''Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong''' (born March 29, 1962) is a Filipino radio broadcast journalist, disc jockey, television news anchor, and former politician. He currently anchors ''[[Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5]]'' on [[DWFM|Radyo5 Nationwide 92.3 News FM]]. He also served as a representative of the [[Legislative districts of Leyte#1st District|1st district]] of [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] from 2001 to 2004.
 A broadcast journalist previously for [[ABS-CBN]], he previously presented news for ''Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete'' alongside [[Noli de Castro]], and on his own program ''Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo''. He also presented ''[[Hoy Gising!]]'', the nightly news program ''[[TV Patrol]]'' from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program ''[[Failon Ngayon]]'' on television.