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| death_place =
| education = [[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]]
| occupation = Radio DJ <br> Broadcast Journalist <br> Politician
| birthname = Mario Teodoro Failon Etong
| years_active = 1990–present
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* [[Failon Ngayon]] host (2009–2020)
* [[Failon Ngayon (radio program)|Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo]] commentator (2011–2020)
* [[Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5]] commentator and disk jockey (2020–present)
* Radyo5 Network News anchor (2020–present)
| agent = [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]] (1990-2020)<br />[[TV5 Network|TV5]] (2020-present)
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'''Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong''' (born March 29, 1962) is a Filipino radio and television broadcast journalist, disk jockey and former politician and television news anchor.{{cn|date=September 2019}} On radio, he presents the news for ''Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete'' alongside [[Noli de Castro]], and on his own program, ''[[Failon Ngayon (radio program)|Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo]]''.{{cn|date=September 2019}} On television, he co-presents the nightly news program ''[[TV Patrol]]'' and hosts his own investigative program ''[[Failon Ngayon]]''.{{cn|date=September 2019}} He also served as a representative of the [[Legislative districts of Leyte#1st District|1st district]] of [[Leyte]] from 2001 to 2004.
 
In 2009, Failon was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/162213/ted-failon-s-wife-committed-suicide-nbi-findings-show/story/ |title=Ted Failon's wife committed suicide, NBI findings show |work=GMA News Online| access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718185332/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/162213/ted-failon-s-wife-committed-suicide-nbi-findings-show/story/ |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, he was arrested and charged with [[libel]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/17/ted-failon-posts-bail-for-libel-charges |title=Ted Failon posts bail for libel charges |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718185333/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/17/ted-failon-posts-bail-for-libel-charges |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/amp/entertainment/08/30/20/after-30-years-ted-failon-and-abs-cbn-part-ways|title=After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1328953/ted-failon-set-to-leave-abs-cbn|title=Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rappler.com/nation/ted-failon-leave-abs-cbn-confirmed|title=Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms|work=Rappler|access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>
 
Currently he is an commentator and a disk jockey (a return back to his roots as a former DJ for [[DWGV-FM|DWGV 99.1]] in Pampanga.) on the program [[Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5]] for [[DWFM|Radyo5 92.3 News FM]] along with Czarina Balba-Guevarra aka DJ Chacha (formerly of [[DWRR-FM|MOR 101.9 For Life!]].).
 
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