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UPDATE 4 (April 16, 2009, 1PM): Ted Failon’s driver and maid who was instructed by Ted Failon to clean the alleged crime scene and his car, was arrested just today at noon, by the Quezon City Police. Pacifico Apacible, Failon’s alleged driver, and Carlota Morbos, Failon’s maid, refused to comment or show any emotions when arrested. This while a lawyer tried but failed to prevent the arrest. Meanwhile, Pilar Arteche, the sister of the victim, Trina Etong, will make a public announcement right after Wowowee on ABS-CBN. Ted Failon and his daughter are in the New Era Hospital where the victim’s condition has stabilized.

Ted Failon has undergone a paraffin test but the result was negative. Meanwhile, two Senators have expressed Ted Failon’s innocennce in the crime. Sen. Francis Pangilinan, who is Failon’s colleague in DZMM issued this statement: “Sa halos sampung tao nating nakatrabaho si Ted, wala tayong dahilan upang paniwalaan ang mga paratang na lumalabas na may foul play ang insidente [In the 10 years that I worked with Ted, I have no reason to believe allegations that there was foul play.”

Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, Senate Minority Leader, also expressed his sympathy towards Failon as he called for a thorough investigation into the shooting.

“I am for allowing the police unhampered investigation into the case of Ted Failon. We can only sympathize with him. He’s a friend of mine, a personal friend of mine.” Pimentel also criticized the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), saying it should not meddle in the investigation.

Yesterday, Vice President Noli De Castro, Ted Failon’s neighbor, was also seen in Ted Failon’s house immediately after the Ted Failon wife shooting news came out. Ted Failon was named by former President Joseph Estrada days ago as one of the names the opposition is considering to be included in their Senatorial lineup in the 2010 Elections.

Breaking News ( April 15, 2009, 5 PM): TV Patrol World news anchor and veteran broadcast journalist Ted Failon’s wife was shot in the head by still unidentified suspects inside their house in Tierra Pura in Tandang Sora, Quezon City today. Trinidad Arteche Etong, 44, was declared brain-dead by physicians at the New Era Hospital after sustaining a bullet wound in her right temple.The slug went through the side of her head, according to police reports.

ABS-CBN, Ted Failon’s home network issued this official statement to the media: “We appeal to everyone to please respect the privacy of Mr.Ted Failon and his family. His wife is fighting for her life.” This is after reports came out that the couple were involved in a “shooting incident.” Apparently the statement was made before the latest report that Ms. Thelma Etong is now brain-dead. Ted Failon’s real name is Mario Teodoro Failon Etong.

Rumors then spread like wildfire through the net and text messages that Mr. Ted Failon had something to do with the incident. As of presstime, TV Patrol World is now broadcasting on air with nary a word about the Ted Failon and his wife shooting incident. Meanwhile, it’s rival early evening news program, 24 Oras, featured the incident prominently albeit with still sketchy details.

UPDATE 2: TV Patrol World eventually covered the story and gave important details which basically shows that Ted Failon’s wife committed suicide, based on the letter found in their household. The Quezon City SOCO Police meanwhile said they are not yet ruling the shooting of the wife of television news anchor Ted Failon as a suicide despite the discovery of an apparent suicide note because of “inconsistencies in the statements” of Ted Failon.

Also, Ted Failon reportedly told police that the alleged suicide note was received by him last night when his wife left with her sister. They also noticed that although the entry wound was on Mrs. Failon’s left temple, the .380 caliber pistol she was shot with was on her right side. Police also observed that there are no bullet markings where a slug could have ricocheted in the bathroom, the alleged scene of the incident.

Ted Failon on his part issued this statement:

“Hindi ko na tinapos and aking programa sa dzMM kaninang umaga matapos kong makausap and aking asawa sa telepono. Kaya umuwi ako kaagad at natagpuan kong nakakandado ang pinto ng banyo. Pinabuksan ko ang pinto at natagpuan ko and aking asawa na duguan kung kaya’t itinakbo ko sya kaagad sa ospital [I did not finish my program at dzMM this morning after I spoke to my wife. So I went home immediately and found the door of the bathroom locked. I had the door opened and I found my wife bloody which is why I rushed her immediately to the hospital.”

The police are also suspicious why the said incident was not reported immediately. They also said that upon reaching Failon’s house, they discovered that the scene of the incident had already been cleaned by the househelp, which he said could constitute a violation of Presidential Decree 1829, or obstruction of justice. The househelp, Glen and Frida, claimed no one had ordered them to clean the site.

Witnesses in the New Era Hospital saw Failon leaving the hospital emergency room around 1 p.m. in a bloodied polo shirt and wearing a surgical mask to avoid identification by policemen and reporters posted outside. He then left on a blue Pajero with plate number NPE-293.

The gardener of a neighbor of Failon’s said that before noon, he saw the broadcaster in a bloodied shirt as he was about to board the Pajero in his garage with another woman crying. But he did not see Failon’s wife.

UPDATE 3: Ted Failon has undergone a paraffin test, an archaic way to determine if a person has fired a gun recently. Ted is also set to be arrested anytime soon for Obstruction of Justice because of the cleanup of the alleged crime scene before the police could even get to the scene of the crime.

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100 Responses to “Ted Failon Wife Shooting Rumors”

  1. asawa on April 15th, 2009 1:40 pm

    loko, c ted failon ang suspect!!! mukha naman talagang planado ang murder. walang awa sa asawa, ikulong na yan!!! P***** I**!!!

  2. Nora on April 15th, 2009 11:54 am

    The contents of the suicide note shown and read on TV just this evening on GMA raise doubts about its authenticity. The words "po" were used at least 3 times in the letter. Why would a wife address her husband with "po?" And would the wife of Ted Failon write a letter like that?

  3. hydradyosa on April 15th, 2009 2:37 pm

    this is very suspicious indeed! the suicide note looks like it was written by force :O and for a man who's been discussing laws most of his life should know NEVER to touch a 'crime' scene!

  4. kapamilya on April 15th, 2009 2:39 pm

    whitewash yan.. kadikit ba naman ang vice president,….tsk tsk stk , abswelto si failon

  5. james on April 15th, 2009 4:27 pm

    siya ang bumaril sa asawa niya, that's for sure..

  6. Ahem on April 16th, 2009 12:47 am

    “[T]he entry wound was on Mrs. Failon’s left temple” — was the wife left handed? Women don’t usually shoot their brains out when committing suicide. And why in the daughter’s bathroom?

    They should get samples of the handwriting of everyone in the Etong household. They should also conduct a paraffin test on the wife soon to see if she really fired a gun.

  7. drew on April 15th, 2009 5:42 pm

    mukhang guilty si manong ted..

    parang biglang nagalit sya kay Ces Drillon nung binanggit ni Ces na suspect sya.. " thanks for the time" daw sabay tayo..

  8. woot on April 15th, 2009 7:30 pm

    di ba usually when a woman commits suicide, they will avoid anything na masisira ang face nila? Hindi common to woman who commit suicide to do a head gunshot.

  9. mikel on April 16th, 2009 4:09 am

    dapat i guest sya sa show ni john lapuz at sumailalim sa lie detector test para malaman natin ang katotohanan!

  10. slingshot on April 15th, 2009 8:19 pm

    dapat pati yung anak na 12 years old i-paraffin test din….ganyan usually yung mga case sa CSI na yung bata pa pala yung na aaksidente

  11. jing orieta on April 16th, 2009 5:22 am

    K A R M A !!! MASYADO KASI NAGMAMAGALING MAG KUMENTO, AS IF HE'S PERFECT!! C KORINA KELAN KAYA MA KAKARMA ???

  12. bhie on April 15th, 2009 9:39 pm

    Obviously, may foul play ito. Almost all of Ted failon's life ay broadcaster sya. Marami na syang naireport tungkol sa mga ganitong klaseng insidente na kinasasangkutan nya ngaun. So isipin nyo nga, is it even logical para sa isang katulad nya na linisin, galawin at alisin ang mga ibedensyang pwedeng mag-link sa tamang suspect? Siguro naman hindi tayo magta-tanga tangahan diba?

  13. pocholo on April 15th, 2009 10:22 pm

    hinahanap ko yung kaso ni ted failon nung may ginahasa siya. nde pa cya kongresman noon. wala akong makita. biglang nawala! baka naman merong may makakita, pa post naman. thanks!

  14. A. Tible on April 15th, 2009 10:39 pm

    Somebody should investigate if Mrs Failon was left handed. It is quite impossible for a right handed person to shoot him or herself on the left temple.

    Also, check also the alleged call of Ted to his wife in the morning.

  15. jerry on April 16th, 2009 12:00 am

    nilinis ni failon ang kubeta at ang sasakyan? hmmm, highly suspicious ang mga ginawa niya. for that alone, even if he did not kill his wife, he should be sent to jail. tampering with evidence.

  16. zernick G. monarquia on April 16th, 2009 12:37 am

    un suicide note na ginawa di-umano ay di kapanipaniwala.. ano ba yun asawa nya iliterate? Manong Ted humahanga ako sayo, pero sa pagkakataong ito sobrang hahanga ako kung sasabihin mo ang katotohanan…

  17. zernick g. monarquia on April 16th, 2009 12:40 am

    Manong Ted i like to give you the benefit of the doubt dahil humahanga ako sau.. But this time mas hahanga ako sau kung sasabihin mo un totoo

  18. curious on April 16th, 2009 1:57 am

    can you post here the note by Ted's wife?

  19. Jun Ramos on April 16th, 2009 2:03 am

    Panay ang pagmamagaling ng programang SOCO ng ABS-CBN about crime solving. Hanep pa ang forensic investigations tapos ito minamani-obra!

    Tama ka drew, yan din ang common reactions ng mga taong nakapanood ng interview sa kanya ni Ces Drillon. I admire Ces for throwing those fearless questions. Yan ang journalist. Mabuhay ka, Ces… Magdusa ka, Ted!

  20. chessmaster on April 16th, 2009 2:32 am

    I heard it this morning in our office to one of my officemate about the news and it was so shocking galore ng bongga. Lahat ng mga marks or evidence ay patungkol sa knya (Ted Failon) 1) the suspicious letter, 3 times gnmit ang "po" at mggwa bang sumulat ng ganun ang misis ng isang batikang mamahayag, Mmm I don't think so,, 2) as far as i know if you are entering media & broadcasting you should know or not really all know the laws, bkit nagawang linisin ng mga maids ang incident place na kung san eh hindi pa natatapos ang imbestigasyon o pinaalam sa mga pulis unless kung may nagsabi sa knila, hindi ba nila alam na pati cla eh damay or should i say supect. 3) may nakakita pla kay ted failon na may kasamang ibang babae na kung saan ito'y umiiyak sa may garahe nila at nakita di umano'y may dugo sa damit ni ted hindi ba nakakaduda yun..

    sa mga angulong iyon sa malamang pinag-awayan nila ng mag-asawa eh may ibang babae si ted failon, nalaman ng asawa nya kya nagalit ito sa knya.. maaring pinatay sya ni ted or may ibang tao ang pumatay dito, maaring yung kabit ang bumaril dito. Malabo kc maging suicide case ito, hindi pwedeng maging batayan ang sulat dahil ito wlang basehan o wlang kwenta sa malamang pa nga ito pa ang maging dahilan pra malaman kung sino ang salarin isama mo p rito yung dalwang maid na naglinis ng bathroom (incident place) and yung gardiner.

    Case UNCLOSED.

  21. chessmaster on April 16th, 2009 2:36 am

    I heard it this morning in our office to one of my officemate about the news and it was so shocking galore ng bongga. Lahat ng mga marks or evidence ay patungkol sa knya (Ted Failon) 1) the suspicious letter, 3 times gnmit ang "po" at mggwa bang sumulat ng ganun ang misis ng isang batikang mamahayag, Mmm I don't think so,, 2) as far as i know if you are entering media & broadcasting you should know or not really all know the laws, bkit nagawang linisin ng mga maids ang incident place na kung san eh hindi pa natatapos ang imbestigasyon o pinaalam sa mga pulis unless kung may nagsabi sa knila, hindi ba nila alam na pati cla eh damay or should i say supect. 3) may nakakita pla kay ted failon na may kasamang ibang babae na kung saan ito'y umiiyak sa may garahe nila at nakita di umano'y may dugo sa damit ni ted hindi ba nakakaduda yun..

  22. pRaiZey on April 16th, 2009 2:38 am

    suspect nga xa…. kailangan p ba jan si detective conan???

  23. justatot on April 16th, 2009 3:17 am

    my comment:
    smells fishy, suspicious.
    suicide not?…i tink gawa ng iba…for me its not about the "po"…its mor on sa "handwriting"…ang pangit ng sulat…fist come to me is.."ganyan ang sulat ko using mgy left hand…(right handed ako)..
    nakita ang gun sa right side ni wife as per katulong…ang bullet entry is nasa left head..
    according sa mga physcian..ang tama ng bala sa head is not thru direct contact…lumalabas na hindi self shot ang nngyri..
    cleaned up the bathroom, car…ginalaw pati gun…well…clean job nga..hehehe
    sabi ni ted sya nakakita sa asawa nya…bkit may report din na anak nya ang nakakita?

    for me its not suicide…

    ABS CBN…." give them privacy?"….is that what broadcasters procedure?…db dapat ibalita ang dapat ibalita?…sabi nga "walang kinikilingan, wlang inaatrasan, serbisyong totoo lamang"….dapat "pawang katotohanan at di tsismis lamang….

    haaayyyy………….

  24. kuya pogi on April 16th, 2009 3:31 am

    LoL this guy is crazy and think he can work the system…. why in the world did he hand the Police the gun…. strike 1… then have maids clean up the bathroom and his car that he drove his wife in… strike 2 and 3…. crazy stuff

  25. reammar on April 16th, 2009 3:54 am

    This is really a very shocking story! Me and my husband are still not convinced with the letter of ted 's wife. I think he really shot his wife, maybe there's a second party. I think Ted wrote the letter himself. Cleaning the bathroom and the car, cheez…why would you think of doing those when you see your lovedone bloody in the bathroom. Parang so stupid naman noh! BUt i think they should also investigate their child, He/she is also old enough to do such things…you know! The truth must be revealed, and justice should be given to his wife…May God bless her!

  26. nooon on April 16th, 2009 4:12 am

    hinahangaan ko si Ted when i heard about, i read internit, and say he cant do that,but when i read that the bathroom is wash,the car is wash, everything i start to think that MAYBE he did, he did that accident,i hope andf praying that the truth is come,and if he did that i am still hinahanga an ko si ted. praying the truth is come

  27. Sonny Infante on April 16th, 2009 5:05 am

    For someone as knowledgeable in law and crime, Ted Failon will get out of this mess he created. Damage control mode kaagad ang mga taga ABS CBN, bigwig tulad ni De Castro sulpot kaagad. Failon was good in covering up his misdeed. ABS CBN is mired in one fiasco after another (Pacquiao-Castilejo mess). As for failon, tell it true and straight as what a great and admired broadcaster would do. Admit you wrongdoing. For ABS CBN- wag ninyo imaneobra yung insidente, stop playing god na as if lahat na tao ninyo ay anghel

  28. jal111 on April 16th, 2009 5:43 am

    baka naman sa car nangyari ang barilan. ted is driving their car, the wife on the passenger seat. nagtalo sila, binaril ni ted ang asawa, kaya ang entry point sa left temple. kaya siguro malinis din ang bathroom, saka sabi noong katulong sa kabilang bahay wala silang narinig na putok ng baril. saka parang di pera ang pinag aawayan. mababaw pumatay kung pera lang ang dahilan. for me makakapatay lang ako kung mas grabe doon ang dahilan. baka nanlalaki yung wife. baka lang, who knows

  29. geraldine on April 16th, 2009 5:46 am

    hi nora, i still use "po" whenever i write an apology letter or text message to my husband…

  30. maroon_boy on April 16th, 2009 5:50 am

    Hinahangaan ko si TED bilang brodkaster lalo na nung HOY Gising times pa.. pero simula ng pumasok ito sa pulitika at ngayon naman sa pagkapapatay sa asawa nya, iba na ang kanyang ikinikilos. Kung sa akin nangyari ito..magwawala pa ako, hindi ko uunahin na isipin paano ko ba poprotektahan ang privacy ko.. cheap mo 'tol HOY GISING!

  31. umaga on April 16th, 2009 5:51 am

    parang ikaw ang gumawa ng note ah? parang pareho kayo mag salita at mag englis..

  32. Wizzz... on April 16th, 2009 6:02 am

    If its really a suicide, the family will then protect the name of Mrs. Etong. Why do they have to front line the suicide story if Ted is not guilty about it? (ITS JUST TO COVER THE STORY na si Ted un bumaril)
    -Parang issue kay Marky Cielo, they did not publicized na suicide to kasi they want to protect the image of the person.

    On this case, Gikumut kumt na c Ted.. Makulong dapat sya!

  33. angela on April 16th, 2009 6:19 am

    well just pray for the fast recovery of trina teds wife. she alone can speak for the truth. Lord bless trina and protect her in the hospital that she can survive despite her condition. I pity her.amen

  34. Savenroy on April 16th, 2009 6:25 am

    May mga tao nang nakaassign sa investigation hayaan muna nating gawin nila ang tungkulin nila. Pagnaglabas sila ng findings tsaka tayo magcomment. Kung meron man nakakaalam ng lahat ng pangyayari ay ang mga nasa bahay lang ni TED at wala ng iba. Ang mga naririnig at nababasa sa ngayon ay pawang mga salitang isinalin ng ibat ibang personalidad na nagsasalita for the scene at wala pang nilalabas na findings were one is accused so sa ngayon everybody in the house is a suspect at hangang dyan lang muna tayo..

  35. Ted Failon Daughter Speaks Out on April 16th, 2009 2:41 pm

    [...] on to the story. Ted Failon’s daughter, Kaye Etong, doused all speculations that her father Ted Failon, killed her mother Trina Etong, by basically syaing that her mother tried to kill herself due to [...]

  36. aaron on April 16th, 2009 6:51 am

    walang kinalaman c manong ted sa nangyari….nagpatiwakal lang tlaga c trina
    mabait na tao c ted at di nya magagawa yon……iboboto ko pa nga xa bilang senador sa 2010
    maka-ERAP yan ehh…Erap At Manong TED sa 2010

  37. aaron on April 16th, 2009 7:01 am

    walang kinalaman c manong ted sa nangyari….nagpatiwakal lang tlaga c trina

  38. anofey on April 16th, 2009 7:29 am

    KAKAIBA TALAGA tong ga taong to kung mag comment parang alam na alam ang pang yayari,
    anu ba ginagawa nyo nang mga oras na nangyari ang crime man or wat so ever. parang wala kayung pinag-aralan man lang, may kasal-anan na kung meron si ted failon , pero bakit tau ang pinoy pag nag kamali yung ibang tao grabe kau makapag salita , tingnan nyo muna sarili nyo , bago kau humosga sa ibang tao,mag tayung mag-malinis,may mali man ang tao o wala , wala kayung karapatan humosga, lalong2x nakung hindi ka naman judge,,,hehehe
    buhay nga naman nang karamihan nang pinoy,buti pa yung mga pinoy sa labas nang bansa , kasi kahit papanu, sila2x nag tutulongan kapwa pilipino,,
    kaya di umaasinso ang bansa natin dahil sa mga swupang na mga politiko
    at ikaw pinoy dadagdag kapa?wala kading pinag kaiba..basura karin nag bansang ito..
    magsipag ka nang, umasinso ka……..

  39. boy barurot on April 16th, 2009 7:33 am

    di kaya c korina ung babaeng kasama ni ted sa garahe?

  40. Aris on April 16th, 2009 7:37 am

    I think TED is guilty……lahat ng actions nya after the incident does not constitute a good husband who's wife just committed suicide…GUILTY!!!!!

  41. mhdangray on April 16th, 2009 8:25 am

    anong negosyo meron ang asawa ni ted?

  42. mapanuri on April 16th, 2009 9:28 am

    Nang makita ko ang "suicide note" parang di ako makapaniwala sa mga sumusunod: 1) ang paggamit ng "PO" ay hindi mo kailanman sasabihin sa iyong minamahal lalo na't asawa mo, ang "PO" ay malayo sa "Pa" o "Papa" ; 2) ang handwriting o kung paano magsulat ang isang tao ay parang grade 1 yata ang nagsulat;
    Patungkol naman sa pagkakasuicide ng asawa ni Ted Failon ay napuna ko ang mga sumusunod:
    3) kadalasan kung nagsusuicide ang isang tao na gamit ang baril dapat patumba (ng patagilid, ng paharap o nakasalampak na crumple ang kanyang katawan) ang kanyang hitsura pagkatapos magsuicde niya, malakas ang impact ng baril for sure iyon at hindi nakaupo na akala mo nagrerelax lamang, 4) sabi ni ted dinala niya kaagad ang asawa sa ospital… bakit 'di siya tumawag sa ospital o tumawag man lang ng ambulansya? tandaan natin isa siyang batikang mamamahayag…. alam niya ang mga SOP ng ganyang incident… 5) bakit naman kaagad nilisan ng mga katulong ang "crime scene"? May nag-utos ba? 6) at higit sa lahat ang "RESPECT PRIVACY"… ano ba iyan ordinaryong namatayan lang dahil sa sakit? tsk tsk tsk tsk… nakapagtatakala lang ang turn of events… siguro baka may balik lang…

  43. JR Garcia on April 16th, 2009 9:42 am

    If Ted is negative for powder burns…..one of the household could have done it…..the most that strikes us is probably the 12 year old child. It is evry interesting to find out why….?

  44. jing orieta on April 16th, 2009 10:32 am

    i dont care who's behind if that broadcaster is suspect or not,,,, Ang leksyon dyan HUWAG MO GAWIN SA IBA ANG AYAW MO MARANASAN….. KAYA YUN MGA MEDIA POLPOL DYAN , DAHAN DAHAN NA KASI MAY DIOS ANG MUNDO. KAYA IKAW KORINA SANHEZ HUWAG KA RING MASYADO MAGMAYABANG AS IF ALAM MO RIN ANG LAHAT SA MUNDO…..ABS-CBN, MALAPIT KA NA DIN MA KARMA, KAYA DAHAN DAHAN SA KABABALITA NG NGA NEGATIBO AT WALANG KWENTANG BALITA AT ISSUE, KASI MASAKIT MABALITA. NG NEGATIBO. D BA TED FAILON??? ANYWAY I PRAY NA MALAMPASAN MO YAN. AT SANA MAGING LEKSYON NASYO YAN. THNKS

  45. hehehehe! on April 16th, 2009 10:52 am

    we shud let the police do their job, we are not in the ryt position to speculate and most of all to accused ted failon, we shud wait and see and time will come; the truth will come out, for the mean time, we shud pray for his wife's fast recovery, that is the ryt thing to do. we shud respect their privacy give ted failon the benefit of the doubt.

  46. jehf on April 16th, 2009 11:00 am

    i dont think mr. ted shot his wife, if he intentionally shot his wife, she should be dead by now. about the issue of cleaning up the scene, i dont think that their intention was to hide the evidence but maybe "just maybe" mr. ted himself never thought that there was a crime in the first place. i can see that mr. ted's reaction through the whole event was normal, nothing suspicious at all. however, let us wait for the SOCO's result.

  47. jehf on April 16th, 2009 11:17 am

    "And would the wife of Ted Failon write a letter like that?" WHY NOT? a person who is mentally impaired is unpredictable. my wife calls me po whenever she says sorry.

  48. jehf on April 16th, 2009 11:19 am

    are you a woman? tsk tsk. did trina shot herself in the face? i dont think so… do you what a left temple means? read again dude.

  49. jehf on April 16th, 2009 11:20 am

    i agree.

  50. vadz on April 16th, 2009 1:50 pm

    i think the incident with ted and his wife is very shocking to all of us….but i guess we should patiently wait for the result of the investigation before giving our speculations and arriving into different conclusions…let the investigators do their job…
    Let us give ted the benefit of the doubt…the best thing we could do is to offer prayers for the recovery of his wife,strength for their children and hope that the truth behind the shooting will eventually come out…

  51. J_dumz on April 16th, 2009 2:18 pm

    very suspicious! pano ba nag isip ang taong halos buong career ay taga pagbalita at sikat na sikat, na galawin ang lugar o crime scene na maaring o pnaka convncng makukunan ng ebdnsya na maglilink sa suspect…? 4 sure alam nj ted yon. kaya, wala na yan,ala nang iba…! just tell d truth f i were u,for god's sake… chances r mamimitigate pa cguro kasong 2…face d concquencs..

  52. Beacon Hill on April 16th, 2009 3:03 pm

    hey Aaron, you are the only one with a different point of view on this case… the issue is clear, why should Ted clean up the crime scene if he's not trying to hide something. Fishy!

  53. Beacon Hill on April 16th, 2009 3:07 pm

    The Great One can make miracles even in our midst or turmoil, hoping that the wife can survive this, she should be protected very well from all the people of interest and that includes the husband.

  54. jehf on April 16th, 2009 3:23 pm

    absolutely correct

  55. jehf on April 16th, 2009 3:34 pm

    1)ang paggamit ng po sa mahal mo ay normal para sa amin, ewan ko lang sa inyo baka wala kayong mga galang kaya d kayo marunong mag po
    2)ano ngayon pag pangit handwriting ni trina? her daughter said na handwriting ng mama nya yon
    3)have you ever committed suicide before? have you ever seen a person who shot him/herself? you are not in the position to say na parang nagrerelax lang sya. besides, you've never been in the crime scene either
    4)kung ikaw si ted at may sasakyan ka, sa tingin mo, tititigan mo nalang asawa mo na nakahandusay habang nag aantay ng ambulansya? pag sagot mo oo sira ulo mo.
    5)regarding the pag linis ng crime scene, ted's family never thought that there was a crime in the first place, kaya nilinisan nila.
    6)its their right to ask for privacy, why not give them privacy?

    HAYZ MGA KAPWA KONG PINOY, KAYA HINDI UMUUNLAD BAYAN NATIN DAHIL GANYAN KAYO MAG ISIP

  56. jehf on April 16th, 2009 3:37 pm

    are you a woman? tsk tsk. did trina shot herself in the face? i dont think so… do you KNOW what a left temple means? read again dude.

  57. jehf on April 16th, 2009 3:41 pm

    absolutely right! instead of pulling mr. ted down, why not pray for wellness for his family? tinuringan pa naman tayong pinoy….. hayz

  58. jehf on April 16th, 2009 3:44 pm

    trina passed away, so sad, lets pray for her soul to rest in peace.

  59. Ted Failon Wife is Dead on April 16th, 2009 11:46 pm

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  60. wail on April 16th, 2009 4:12 pm

    let's wait the final result…. maybe walang kasalanan c mang ted or cya talaga ang utak ng lahat… :(

  61. pink locust on April 16th, 2009 4:59 pm

    if the failon family were just a normal family meaning none of its members is from the media… do you think YOU would be interested in knowing what is going on? cases like this which involves a family should be kept private. just because ted failon is known to everyone, everyone should also know every detail he and his family is going through right now. everyone is making this issue a very BIG deal. whether or not ted killed his wife or his wife committed suicide, it's still just a case that can happen to any other family out there. So, much like all the other people out there… the failon family has the right to privacy.

  62. pink locust on April 16th, 2009 5:11 pm

    do you think a person like Ted should not have known better that cleaning everything would obviously implicate him as a suspect? I don't think so. I believe in his reasons why he asked the maids to clean them. If you had a kid, don't you want to make sure that he/she would not wake up to a very gruesome and trauma -causing scene? remember that the crime scene is the kid's bathroom.

    and btw, everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion.. so aaron can say whatever he wants to regarding this issue. just because majority is on this one side doesn't mean EVERYONE should follow.

  63. iko on April 16th, 2009 5:17 pm

    all i can say is,,,,may kulang sa acting nya to cover-up a perfect crime…tsk..tsk..

  64. sarah on April 16th, 2009 6:41 pm

    Haay. When I first heard the news, mali pa dinig ko, patay na si Ted. Lokong Mommy ko kasi. Anyway, una pa lang, bago ko malaman ang ilang details, I thought of Manong Ted and how he has been in front of the public, kung capable ba syang pumatay.

    Sabi ko sa sarili ko, uhm, "pwde… pero parang hindi. kaso pwde tlga." Kinumpara ko kasi sa mga barumbadong Newscasters, or media men, katulad nung magkakapatid na walang kinatatakutan. *if you know who i am talking about* yun. Tapos when I heard that the crime scene was clean and all. Gawd, It really coyuld be Manong Ted!

    Kasi tama e, all his life, he has been presented with these kinds of thingssss. DB? I mean, eh kung ako nga, napapanood ko lang sa TV yun e, na bawal at huwag na huwag gagalawin ang kung anu mang nasa crime scene. DB? Eh how much more, kung sya pa mismo yung reporter na nandun sa crimescene trying to get info diba? Napakademeaning kasi na sasabihin mo sa buong sambayanan na lapse lang yun?? Cmon! WORLD! Diba? Who would not agreee? Gawd talaga.

    And even the car was cleaned. Kung itetest for presence of bleach yung bathroom floor and the seat covers of the car, then probably, sinasadya nga talagang iwipe out ang evidence. DIBA?

    Plus, the paraffin test? Cmon! Pwdeng i-fake yun, when you have garden gloves, gun powder would not seep in and you are worry free. HIndi ka na mahuhuli. Diba? Simple lang yun e. Parang timang naman kasi.

    I hate the policemen having to treat the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Etong like that, they only want what's best for their sister. Napaka-rude talaga ng mga police dito sa Pilipinas, kaya hindi ako naaawa sa mga namamatay na pulis na mga buwaya talaga at halimaw.

    One more thing, I think kaya hindi din sinabi agad sa police, kasi baka iniisip nila na pwede naman dumaan sa maayos at thimik na way. Kumbaga, hindi na malalaman ng publiko dahil hindi nman namatay. Ganyan.

    I think, the sister of Trina is really innocent. Baka si Manong Ted talaga.

    About the letter, even in Mrs. Etong's text messages to her sister, she uses "po". It's her endearment to everyone I guess? I dunno.

    Sana, mangyari and dapat mangyari. And may God let us all know the Truth.

  65. Christian on April 16th, 2009 8:42 pm

    I watched the news last night and it saddens me that our policemen and our Department of Justice can sometimes be so brutal, rude and unlawful. A mistake cannot be corrected by commiting another mistake. Assuming that Ted Failon and his house staffs made lapses in judgment when they cleaned up the area where the crime/suicide happened, then it's not reason enough for our policemen to be extremely ruthless and cruel to the suspects. They still need to follow the due process. And Raul Gonzales, being the DOJ Secretary, should be cautious in his statements. As per the mission statement of DOJ which is to establish and maintain a just and orderly society through an effective, speedy and compassionate administration of justice, I think it is just but right for the DOJ to treat any suspect as innocent until proven guilty – and Ted and his house staffs should not be an exemption to this regardless of him being an oppositionist and a well known critique of the Arroyo government.

  66. richard on April 17th, 2009 1:02 am

    bright idea!

  67. richard on April 17th, 2009 1:05 am

    even if it weren't done on her face, woot still had a great idea. Bullet's found on the head. Asshole! I hope you know what that means.

  68. mr.holmes on April 17th, 2009 10:28 am

    ah sa letter meh npansin ko ang sumulat ay right handed ,,hindi kaya pinapabigay lang ang letter kaya kala nila ay suicide letter,,pero hindi suicide to ,,murder to ksi nakapadlock ibig sabhin pay nagpadlock ,,imposible sya ang nag padlock,,cguro ang susi ay nsa culprit pa ,,kung andyan lang ko kso hnggng d2 lng tau,,haii,,

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  70. nes on April 18th, 2009 10:54 pm

    mukhang iisa lang ang nagtutugma sa mga kwento…" walang nag-utos sa mga katulong at driver na linisin ang mga crime scenes", what a coincidence naman na nagtugma ang isip nila despite the fact na may emergency na at dapat ay ito ang mas priority kesa sa mga work nila as household helps. Hmmmm!!!!

  71. nes on April 18th, 2009 11:05 pm

    about the letter, hindi suicide note ito kundi sorry note para sa mukhang very controlling husband, to think na pati asawa eh "PO" pa rin ang gagamitin mo. Kung magsu-suicide ang isang tao hindi na siguro sorry lang ang sasabihin anyway may time naman sya para gumawa ng kahit papaano eh maayos na sulat at habilin o reason kung bakit nya gagawin ito kasama na rin ang sorry syempre. ???

  72. daboy on April 19th, 2009 8:23 am

    im really admire mr ted ted failon,hayaan po natin matapos ang invistagation…lalabas namn po ang katutuhanan.im praying for the truth

  73. scarface on April 19th, 2009 11:03 am

    kelangan pa ba si adrian monk sumali sa imbestigasyon. maski pulis na polpol maintindihan na ang kaso…1. yung suicide note parang bata sumulat at hindi talaga suicide note ang laman, 2. nilinis ang car at banyo huh, 3. yung pwesto ng biktima sa banyo ayon sa reenactment at statement ni ted mismo nakaupo lang at nakasandal pa, kung nagbaril yan 38cal dapat tatalsik yan, 4. yung entry point nasa right, but base sa mga nakakakilala kay trina left handed siya, 5. walang slug natagpuan sa crime scene at kung saan nag ricochet bala, malamang sa labas nangyari, 6. walang nakarinig ng putok 38cal yun baril maski kapitbahay marinig yun, 7. umiiwas sa tanong ng mga imbestigador at reporter, 8. financial problem daw eh ang lakas ng biz ni trina sa vitaplus, may 2 branches sa tacloban at isa pa sa ormoc na dapat opening sa next week, 9. ang paraffin negative sa biktima, sa mga suspect pede hugusan yun gamit lang ang suka. – lastly kahit si ted pa bumaril or hindi may pananagutan parin siya dahil sa obstruction of justice. dapat makulong yan at mga iba pa sangkot.

  74. nalilito on April 19th, 2009 3:21 pm

    anu na po balita mukang nag lay low na wala na ako nabasa pa after nito..april 19, 20, WALA na news about update sa investigation..anu na po ba nangyari ?

  75. Fidel Ito on April 19th, 2009 4:06 pm

    unti unti na nakakarma ang mga kapamilya na kala mo hindi marunong magkamali. kala mo sila ang bida palagi. kala mo mga diyos. ultimong mga police reporters ang yayabang. hindi nila iniintindi ang damdamin, kakahiyan, at karapatan ng iba kapag sila ay medyo naaargabyado. ginagawa nilang pananggalang ang kanilang mga i.d. pati nga iyang si ces ay natuwa ako nung makidnap. galit sila sa gobyerno sa hindi nito maampat na problema ng bayan. pag hinuli ang mga masasamang elemento sila ang nagtatangol dito sa likod ng human rights issue. palihim nilang ininterview ang mga insurgents para makuha ang pang unawa ng iba at magalit sa gobyerno. hayun nadali si ces. kala ko nagbago na sila ganun pa rin. kaya charo kung nagtataka ka na sa kabila ng naggagandahan ninyong shows hirap kayong mag number 1 sa mega manila. ngayon naman pinagtatangol ng buong network ang isang krimen. ganda pa naman ng bagong themesong ng TFC. inaangat nyo ang lahing filipino pero ginugulo nyo kaiisipan ng sambayanan.
    hindi tuloy sumulong ang bansa at totoong nagiging bansa tayo ng mga alila.

  76. jehf on April 20th, 2009 5:03 pm

    i cannot understand what your trying to tell me….. of course she would shoot herself in the head.have you ever seen anybody committed suicide and shot themselves in the arms? for crying out loud! think guys! her intention is to kill herself! of course she would shoot herself in the head! tsk tsk! pointless arguement!

  77. jehf on April 20th, 2009 5:06 pm

    i agree with pink locust. the problem we have here in the philippines is the mind setting of everyone like "beacon hill". ang kikitig ng mga utak ng mga kapwa nating pinoy!!! ang masama pa dun ay majority ang makikitig ang utak!

  78. jehf on April 20th, 2009 5:11 pm

    isa ka sa mga taong makikitig ang utak. basahin mo ang ibang post na may point tapos mag isip ka ulit.

  79. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:19 pm

    alam mo, talagang suicide yun kasi alam mo ba na ang asawa ni ted failon ay may kabit sa CEBU? For sure hindi mo alam…

  80. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:26 pm

    Cguro, Maka-GMA ka! pangit ng comment mo dude…>>>

  81. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:27 pm

    alam mo ba, may kabit si Trining!!! hahaha???

  82. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:28 pm

    Maka-GMA ka kasi…hoy! magtigil ka dude!!!

  83. johua on April 20th, 2009 5:29 pm

    korek

  84. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:31 pm

    Che! kasi mka-GMA ka! Wag ka maniwala dun…

  85. joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:32 pm

    Alam mo ikaw, feeling mo din magaling ka… magtigil ka dude…

  86. Joshua on April 20th, 2009 5:36 pm

    Do you kow that…TRINING really killed herself…kasi, she knows that what she did cannot be forgiven by anyone even TED FAILON… Do you know that she has another man in CEBU? everytime she goes to CEBU, she always go to her man in a certain hotel in CEBU??? I'm sure hindi niyo ito alam… alamin niyo naman… Diba ang kanilang anak na panganay ay nag-aaral sa CEBU??? Pag may mag reply, sasabihin ko ang iba ko pang nalalaman…

  87. Joshua on April 20th, 2009 7:32 pm

    HOY! Bakit hindi na-ipost ang aking mga comments???hahahah???

  88. Joshua on April 20th, 2009 7:33 pm

    hahah

  89. jezza on April 21st, 2009 3:11 am

    ,,..di nman cguro isang hangal c ted noh para gawin yun..isang sikat at respetadong tao, gagawa lang ng ganun…,, at sa asawa pa niya…./////nung akala niyo''at sino kayo para manghusga???di pa nga nalalaman ang katotihanan andyan na kayo…..
    well kung siya nga yong may gawa ng krimen dapat lang na managot siya……
    pero until hindi pa lumalabas yong totoo,,wag na muna kayong manghusga!!!!!!!!
    kala niyo naman wala kayong mga kasalanan……….

  90. jezza on April 21st, 2009 3:17 am

    //….be fair naman kayo..//wag kayong maging tsismoso masyaado noh…………pinalalaki nyo lang yung issue eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  91. ungasi on April 21st, 2009 9:25 am

    bisya ka

  92. teamghetto on April 22nd, 2009 3:35 pm

    Sa pagbabasa ko ng mga comments dito, hindi ko alam kung matatawa po ako o maawa kay Ted. I'm not saying na mali po yung mga ideas ng ilan. Pero ang ilang arguments kasi ng kaso na pinagbabasehan ng ilan para i-accuse si ted sa crime ay medyo mababaw. Una, ung paggamit ng po sa sulat: Uhhmm I think it's really a good gesture sa mag-asawa na gumamit ng "po" at "opo" kasi po di ba it shows respect? My mom and dad use the words "po and opo" kahit pa noong mga bata pa kaming magkakapatid. Nung tinanong ko sila kung bakit nila ginagamit un kapag sila ay nag-uusap, ang sabi ng mom ko ay para daw maging "natural" na sa amin ung paggalang (paggamit ng po at opo). And we even use the word "kayo" when we address my mom or my dad. For Tagalog-speaking peeps, cguro nakakatawa ung paggamit ng "kayo" if you are talking to a single person di ba? Pero sa amin, as a sign of respect to our parents or the elderly, we use "kayo". Malamang ganun din si Ted at asawang si Trina. The use of "po" is not a strong point to nullify the

  93. teamghetto on April 22nd, 2009 3:35 pm

    validity of the letter. Second point po, may nagsabi din na mukhang pinuwersa si trina sa pagsulat ng suicide note nya. Ang tanong ko po e, sa anong paraan masasabing may nag force sa kanya? Kung sa handwriting ang basehan, siguro hindi na naman sya valid argument. Para po kasi sa akin, ang isang taong nasa suicidal state e disturbed mentally at emotionally. Try po ninyong magsulat ng nasa normal state ang mind at ung times na depressed kayo let's say kapag nag-break kayo ng bf or gf nyo. You'll surely see a big difference sa porma ng pagsulat. The lines and curves might still be noticeably same pero talagang parang dinaanan ng bagyo yung isa. Bakit? Well, kapag disturbed ang isang tao at nagsusulat, papansinin pa po ba niya ang "ganda" at "ayos" ng kanyang sulat? I know this kasi i try to write songs when i'm depressed. At pansin ko, talagang wala sa ayos kasi hindi ko nga maikasya sa lines ng papel e (feel me?). Third point po. Sa sinasabing "Obstruction of Justice" kasi nilinis ang "crime scene" at sa hin

  94. teamghetto on April 22nd, 2009 3:36 pm

    di daw pag inform sa pulis tungkol sa nangyari. Sa tingin ko, tatawag ka lang ng pulis kapag alam mong may "KRIMEN" hindi po ba? Let's say ang sitwasyon ay ganito, Nakita mo ang asawa mo sa banyo na nakahandusay, duguan, at wala kang "idea" kung anong nangyari. So sa normal "human" thinking, ang gagawin mo ay humingi ng tulong para itakbo sa ospital ang asawa mo to save her life and ipagbigay alam sa kapulisan para maimbestigahan ang nangyari, tama? And take note, hindi po nagbibigay ng signs ang asawa na siya ay mag su-suicide! Natural tatawag ka ng pulis kasi may krimen hindi po ba? Paano kung ang sitwasyon ay ganun kay ted? Ang asawa po niya ay nagbigay ng signs na "suicidal" sya. Hindi lang sa mga kaibigan kundi sa KAPATID nya mismo. At pag-uwi ni ted sa bahay nya nung nangyari ang nasabing pamamaril ay may idea na sya kung ano nangyari kasi mga kasambahay nya mismo (including close relatives ni trina) ang nagsabi na baka nagsuicide na ng tuluyan. At sa pagbukas ng pinto ng bathroom, nandoon nga nakahandu

  95. teamghetto on April 22nd, 2009 3:36 pm

    say ang asawa, duguan. Sa ganong sitwasyon po, ang unang gagawin ng isang mabuting asawa ay itakbo sa ospital ang misis para mabuhay. Sa sitwasyong iyon, alam ni ted na suicide ang nangyari. At kayo po ba kung sakali ang nasa sitwasyon ni ted, alam nyong wala namang nangyaring KRIMEN. Do you think, it's still relevant to call the attention of the Police? Para ano? Imbestigahan ang "CRIME SCENE"? Hello, wala pong CRIME na nangyari kasi alam ng lahat na nandun sa bahay na nag-suicide ang asawa hindi po ba? At syempre, sa mga naiwang kasambahay na alam din na walang foul play o krimen na nangyari, natural lilinisin nila ung mga nadumihan dahil trabaho nila yun hindi ba? Ano po sa tingin ninyo ang gagawin nila, hayaang ganun ung dugo na matuyo? Para ano? MAy tumawag ba ng pulis? Khit po kayo, sasagi ba sa isip ng isang katulong na hindi dapat linisin ang duguang banyo kasi may mga pulis na mag-iimbestiga? Walang imbestigasyon na mangyayari kasi alam nmn ng lahat na walang krimen. Sabi po nga ng isang abogado ni t

  96. teamghetto on April 22nd, 2009 3:37 pm

    ed, bakit may obstruction of justice e wala namang crime? I'd say he hit it right. That's exactly my point. Walang CRIME, e bakit may Obstruction of Justice. Sa mga pulis, sana po naisip nyo yun bago kayo nagsabi ng mga violations. Medyo bumaba kasi tingin ko sa mga nag-aresto sa mga kasambahay ni ted. Hindi po sa pabor ako o kinakampihan ko si Mr. Failon. Naaawa lang po kasi ako hindi lang sa kanya kung hindi pati sa mga anak nila ni Trina. Wala po tayo sa posisyon para husgahan siya. Kung mga kapamilya nya, anak, at mga kapatid mismo ng biktima, e nagsasabing walang kinalaman si ted. Tayo po ba na hamak na nakikibalita lang may right na magsabing guilty or not guilty sya? Siguro ang maganda, tumulong na lng tayo by saying a prayer. Na sana lumabas na ang totoo. Sa mga ganitong sitwasyon kasi, hindi mga magulang ang tinatamaan, mga anak na wala nmn talagang kasalanan ang kawawa.

  97. mmmm on May 7th, 2009 2:52 am

    admit the truth!!!!

  98. mmmm on May 7th, 2009 2:59 am

    kung may alam ka, why not tell it publicly. if it's true then shout it!!!

  99. james on July 29th, 2009 7:00 pm

    tanga ka ba….pakelam ko naman..gago toh.

  100. ganda on August 6th, 2009 4:23 pm

    sinu

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