Ted Failon

The Honorable
Ted Failon
The Honorable Ted Failon
	Official portrait, 2001
Member of the House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Alfred Romualdez
Succeeded by	Remedios Petilla
Personal details
Born	Mario Teodoro Failon Etong; March 29, 1962; Manila, Philippines
Party	Independent
Spouse	Trinidad "Trina" Arteche (m. 1985; died 2009)
Children	2
Alma mater	Colegio de San Juan de Letran; Divine Word University of Tacloban; Polytechnic University of the Philippines (BA); Arellano University (Did not finish)
Occupation	Broadcast 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);
Nickname(s)	Mr. Failon, Ted, Manong Ted

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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.