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Ted Failon
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.
Failon was born as Mario Teodoro Failon Etong on March 29, 1962, to Jose Carson Etong, a jeepney driver, and Josefina Quibilan Failon, a market vendor.
Failon completed his elementary education at Sacred Heart High School in Tacloban in 1974. As a high school student, he worked as a room boy in Tacloban, a waiter, and a construction worker to help his family make ends meet. He completed his secondary education at Perpetual Help College of Rizal in Las Piñas in 1979. He later studied economics at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, during which he worked as a disc jockey (DJ), before transferring to Divine Word University to study mass communication. However, he did not complete his studies at either institution, as he also left school upon marriage in 1985. Failon finally graduated in 1996, earning his broadcast communication degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He also pursued law at the Arellano Law Foundation but did not finish the program.
Failon worked for DYPL-AM, based in Tacloban, as a driver and reporter in 1982, announcer and production head from 1983 to 1987, and station manager from 1987 to 1988. He later moved to Angeles City, where he became the program director of DWGV-FM from 1988 to 1990.
Failon joined ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in 1990 as a news desk editor. He later became a radio anchor for DZMM and ABS-CBN News' executive producer and anchor. He later became the host and executive producer of the morning television show Hoy Gising. He became the radio news manager for DZMM in 1995. Although he had entered politics as representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004, he continued at ABS-CBN as a part-time DZMM anchor and host of Good News on ANC.
After his congressional term, he returned as a full-time journalist for ABS-CBN as a DZMM anchor. He was named as anchor of the revamped TV Patrol World (now TV Patrol) in 2004. He later became the host of his own investigative program Failon Ngayon in 2009. 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.
Failon signed with TV5 on September 11, 2020. 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 from ABS-CBN) on Radyo5 92.3 News FM (later 105.9 True FM effective November 2024). He and Guevara later became the hosts of Gud Morning Kapatid on TV5 and RPTV, where they appear for the hook up with the radio program's newscast segment.
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Ted Failon
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.
Failon was born as Mario Teodoro Failon Etong on March 29, 1962, to Jose Carson Etong, a jeepney driver, and Josefina Quibilan Failon, a market vendor.
Failon completed his elementary education at Sacred Heart High School in Tacloban in 1974. As a high school student, he worked as a room boy in Tacloban, a waiter, and a construction worker to help his family make ends meet. He completed his secondary education at Perpetual Help College of Rizal in Las Piñas in 1979. He later studied economics at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, during which he worked as a disc jockey (DJ), before transferring to Divine Word University to study mass communication. However, he did not complete his studies at either institution, as he also left school upon marriage in 1985. Failon finally graduated in 1996, earning his broadcast communication degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He also pursued law at the Arellano Law Foundation but did not finish the program.
Failon worked for DYPL-AM, based in Tacloban, as a driver and reporter in 1982, announcer and production head from 1983 to 1987, and station manager from 1987 to 1988. He later moved to Angeles City, where he became the program director of DWGV-FM from 1988 to 1990.
Failon joined ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in 1990 as a news desk editor. He later became a radio anchor for DZMM and ABS-CBN News' executive producer and anchor. He later became the host and executive producer of the morning television show Hoy Gising. He became the radio news manager for DZMM in 1995. Although he had entered politics as representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004, he continued at ABS-CBN as a part-time DZMM anchor and host of Good News on ANC.
After his congressional term, he returned as a full-time journalist for ABS-CBN as a DZMM anchor. He was named as anchor of the revamped TV Patrol World (now TV Patrol) in 2004. He later became the host of his own investigative program Failon Ngayon in 2009. 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.
Failon signed with TV5 on September 11, 2020. 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 from ABS-CBN) on Radyo5 92.3 News FM (later 105.9 True FM effective November 2024). He and Guevara later became the hosts of Gud Morning Kapatid on TV5 and RPTV, where they appear for the hook up with the radio program's newscast segment.