Acting
Mar 28, 1962
Ted Failon
Acting
Biography
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong takes pride in his humble beginnings when he worked at a young age to support his studies. While taking up his college education, he worked as a disc jockey for a small joint in Cubao, Quezon City. He began his career in 1983 as a radio announcer for a local radio station in Leyte. In 1990, he began his career in ABS-CBN as a news reporter and executive producer for television. He anchored some of the top news programs for radio and television. In 2001, Failon won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the first district of Leyte. He decided to put off his television career to focus on his duties as a public servant for his province. He resumed his broadcasting career in ABS-CBN in 2004 after serving in the 12th Philippine Congress.
Feature Films (1)
Television & Series (1)
TV Patrol is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It is aired Monday to Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sundays from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.,. It can be heard simultaneously on radio through DZMM, its television counterpart DZMM TeleRadyo, and its provincial radio stations based in Palawan, Cebu, and Davao, with several MOR stations nationwide. It is also aired internationally via The Filipino Channel. It has been the longest running Filipino-language evening primetime newscast since its inception on March 2, 1987.