Ted Failon

Not to be confused with James O'Fallon, Jimmy Fallon, or Shane Filan.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Failon and the surname or paternal family name is Etong.

The Honorable
Ted Failon
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded byAlfred Romualdez
Succeeded byRemedios Petilla
Personal details
Born
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong

(1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 62)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Trinidad Arteche
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(m. 1985; died 2009)​
Children2
Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran (AB)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (BA)
Arellano University (LL.B)
OccupationBroadcast Journalist
Anchor
Radio Commentator
TV/radio shows hosted
  • Hoy Gising! anchor (1992–2001)
  • Tambalang Failon at Sanchez anchor (1995–2001; 2004–2009)
  • TV Patrol anchor (2004–2020)
  • Radyo Patrol Balita anchor (2004–2020)
  • Failon Ngayon host (2009–2020)
  • Tambalang Failon at Webb anchor (2009–2011)
  • Failon Ngayon sa DZMM/TeleRadyo commentator (2011–2020)
  • Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 commentator (2020–present)
  • Radyo5 Network News anchor (2020–2023)
  • Gud Morning Kapatid anchor (2024–present)
Websitetedfailon.com
Nickname(s)Mr. Failon, Ted, Manong Ted

Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong (Tagalog: [pɐjˈlɔn ˈʔɛtoŋ, ˈfaɪ-]; born March 29, 1962) is a multi-awarded Filipino broadcast journalist both on radio and television. 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 DZMM. He also presented Hoy Gising!, the nightly news program TV Patrol from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program Failon Ngayon on television.

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 as the main anchor on October 5, 2020 until August 30, 2024, Karen Davila on October 11, 2021, Noli de Castro returning to the said newscast for the 3rd time as the 4th main anchor on January 9, 2023 and Alvin Elchico on September 2, 2024.[1][2][3]

He currently anchors Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5, a 4-hour news magazine program, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on 105.9 True FM and Gud Morning Kapatid from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on TV5, a morning newscast and talk show, with Czarina Marie Guevara, more popularly known as DJ Chacha.

  1. ^ "After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.