Ted Failon

The Honorable
Ted Failon
Portrait taken during the 12th Congress, circa 2001
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
Manila, Philippines
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Trinidad "Trina" Arteche
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(m. 1985; died 2009)​
Children2
Alma materPolytechnic University of the Philippines (BA)
OccupationBroadcast Journalist
Anchor
Radio Commentator
TV/radio shows hosted
  • Aksyon Ngayon anchor (1991–1996)
  • 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 True FM 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 Filipino broadcast journalist and former politician. He 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 (formerly TV Patrol World) from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program Failon Ngayon on television.

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