Wife of Ted Failon “fighting for life,” shot in head
ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol World news anchor Ted Failon’s wife, Trinidad “Trina” Etong remains in critical condition at the New Era General Hospital in Quezon City after sustaining a bullet wound in her left temple Wednesday.
Authorities are still trying to determine whether the shooting was an attempted homicide or a suicide attempt. Failon claimed his wife committed suicide due to a problem about “family finances.”
There was also reportedly a suicide note supposedly left by Trina.
“Papa, I’m so sorry, gustong-gusto ko pang magsabi sa iyo ng totoo pero hindi ko po alam kung papaano ko uumpisahan. Sobrang takot na takot po ako. Umalis po muna ako kasi hindi ko po kaya at nahihiya po ako sa iyong humarap. Sana po mapatawad mo ako, Papa. Sorry sorry Papa, — Mama” read the note.
Failon is a news anchor of TV Patrol World and is a radio commentator on dzMM, the radio station of ABS-CBN.
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April 16th, 2009 at 5:51 am
Hmmmmm ano nga kaya, cge wait na lang ako sa final investigation ng lispu… mahirap mag comment dito kelangan ng CSI or NCIS hehehehe
April 16th, 2009 at 9:17 am
HMMM….ANO YUN?? KALOKA NAMAN ITONG NEWS NA ITO…. SANA TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL
April 16th, 2009 at 10:12 am
teka di ko gets… bakit magalang ang asawa nya? ano yun, anak nya na naging asawa nya? hahaha… pero seryoso bakit may “po”?
April 16th, 2009 at 11:26 am
negative daw sa paraffin test si failon.
hmm…..
April 16th, 2009 at 11:51 am
hekhekhek…. napaka-GALANG naman ng asawa ni Manong Ted! Wahahahahaha!!!!
April 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am
napaka-GALANG ng asawa ni Ted Failon sa “SUICIDE NOTE”!!!!
Wahahahahahahah!
April 16th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
@kaktus
gumalang ka naman…. a**hole.
April 16th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
wala ata si pinyata dto?
April 16th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
PLEASE TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH…iba-iba kasi ang lumalabas na balita para matahimik ang lahat.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Ang findings…bakit daw ang point of entry ng bala eh nasa kaliwa at yong baril nasa kanang kamay… ibig sabihin ndi sya nag pakamatay….. theirs a foul play here….
April 16th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
kaya pu may pu at upu dun sa letter kase sabe pu ng kapated ni trinidad etong,,,ganun pu talaga sila mag- usap na mag- anak pati na pu ung mga kasambahay nila…they practice respect which many filipinos lack as of the moment…
April 16th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
@ tank
cguru at sana hindi na sya magcocoment kasi palaging GME sya…fu**er sya
April 16th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Kinaugalian ng asawa ni Ted na may po or opo kapag siya ay nagsusulat.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
nakita niyo po ba yung ugali ng QCPD sa news? they ignored the female reporter nung sinasabi nung reporter na dapat hindi agad kinuha ng police ang mga kasambahay nila ted. She was just stating the rights of the “arrested” people[yung miranda rights]. pero yung police, kinuha lang sila basta basta.
They even accused the sister of Trina[pam]! they didnt even have a solid evidence. SEESH. police.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
mga g@go talaga ang mga pulis natin, wala pa ngang warrant of arrest parang mga kriminal na ang trato sa mga helpers ni failon.
may trina failon rest in peace.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
lagi na lang OA ang mga pulis natin, pwede naman papuntahin sa headquarter ang bayaw ni Ted na hindi nakapusas, ung iba pa ngang kapatid daw ng asawa ni Ted ay sapilitang pinapunta sa pursyento kahit dumalaw lang sila doon sa resident ni Mr. Failon at walang kaalam-alam sa insidente.
@ nyahaha
buhay pa po ang asaw ni Ted.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
dudy patay na ang asawa ni ted kaninang 8:50 pm. may she rest in peace. i believe na nagpakamatay si trina.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
sa mga natatawa sa pagiging magalang ng mag-asawa, walang masama sa pagsasabi ng po sa asawa. ganyan din ang ginagawa ng mama at papa ko. ano ang nakakatawa sa pagsasabi ng po sa asawa. palibhasa wala ayong galang sa kapwa nyo. isa yon sa pagpapakita ng pagmamahalan ng dalawang tao. para na rin syang terms of endearment.
April 16th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
mga wlng respeto nmn s ospitl ung mga pulis n yn dun p nanggulo, hndi nmn ttkas on time n ngaagw buhy ung tao grabe sila.. naku! nkakagigil..wla s lugar kya hndi umuunlad ang Pilipinas eh..
April 16th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
tingnan mo nga yung gnwa ng mga pulis n yn prng kriminal kung tratuhin kya lalo nstressed ung ngaagwa buhy naku nmn.. kyo dpt ang ilgy s kulungan eh mga wlng modo psikat lng kyo..wl pnga warant of arest eh splitn nila kinuha dpt sila ksuhan mga ipakto..
April 16th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
POLICE HARASSMENT!!
let’s say they’re guilty, justified ba na ganun ang pag “invite” sa mga kapatid ni trina as well as their helpers??
halata maciadong gumaganti (edsa shoot-out incident)..
April 16th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
lahat ng ngyayari kay TED at sa pamilya nito ganti yan ng ating mga pulis sa team na nakakuha ng pasabog na scoop na nakasira sa mga uniporme ng mga ito…si TED FAILON ay isa sa mga anchor ng programang pinanonood ng mas-nakararaming Pilipino sa buong mundo,kaya “KALAT” at “SIRA” ang mga Policemen ng ating bansa sa exklusibong pasabog ng team.
Kaya naman ngayon kung mapapansin ninyo umalma ang Comm on Human Rights sa mga gawi ng pagdampot ng mga pulis sa mga kamag-anak ng news personality.
Kaya nman kay TED,nakikiramay kami,,,at masasabi ko lang,goodluck sa siste ng mga pulis_slash_DOJ_slash_government_slash___bahala na kayo kung sino pang “IBA”.clue?!?!?!??!?!
April 17th, 2009 at 12:37 am
May Trina Failon Etong rest in peace.
Tulad sa inyong lahat, hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit ganun ang trato ng mga pulis.. Pati si Gonzales ba yun, nilagay pa sa watchlist si Ted sa Dept of Immigration.. Like, hello? Yung matabang pangit na pulis na nag-”force” sa mga kasambahay nila na pumunta ng Camp Karingal, eh hindi nga pnakinggan ang mga sinasabi ng abogado nila Ted. Tama naman yung abogado, wala naman talagang warrant of arrest. Ngayon naman, pakakawalan daw nila ang kapatid na lalaki ni Trina (naka-stripes) kasi wala daw silang maisip na ikaso. Eh bakit nila dinampot in the first place? Kasi nangingialam daw sa pag-”arrest” kay Pam (arrest na walang warrant of arrest).. Natural!!! Concern yung tao kasi pnagdadampot ang mga kapatid niya eh nasa bingit ng kamatayan ang mahal nila sa buhay. Parang, halos lahat ng maisip nilang kaso, kahit walang batayan, hinahampas nila kay Ted.
Dapat daw ikulong din si Ted kaso namatayan daw kaya hindi na lang daw muna. Siguro kung nalinis man ng kasamahan nila sa bahay or si Ted, wala na cguro sa isip nila yun.. natural, katulong ka, eh shempre linisin mo yun..hindi naman siguro sila aware sa mga procedures na ginagawa na pulis. The cops should’ve interviewed these helpers nicely enough kung bakit nga nilinis. wtf! it seriously doesnt make sense to me.. parang, napaka-OA ng freakin police force.. i dont get it..
April 17th, 2009 at 1:06 am
haaaayy kawawa naman ung wife ni ted failon walang kakampi she’s so helpless kse everyone in the family including her own siblings ay kampi kay ted failon. pati ang giant broadcasting company that he works for biased kung mag report. pati dzmm pati new era din they’re all protecting SOMEONE HERE. trina’s sister claims she was witness to the writing of the suicide note! ano un parang “oy i’ll write this letter ha be my witness” ni pam para pagtakpan ung bumaril sa and IMO its not EVEN a suicide note its just an apology letter na may halong takot sa asawa niya i wonder why she seems so terrified of him! tapos ang new era only called pnp hourssss after the incident. ted went back home to see his daughter daw??? diba instinct mo is to stay by her side until she’s stable? maiisip mo pa bang umuwi nun??? ONE NEED NOT BE A CSI GUY TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT DUH
April 17th, 2009 at 1:07 am
haaaayy kawawa naman ung wife ni ted failon walang kakampi she’s so helpless kse everyone in the family including her own siblings ay kampi kay ted failon. pati ang giant broadcasting company that he works for biased kung mag report. pati dzmm pati new era din they’re all protecting SOMEONE HERE. trina’s sister claims she was witness to the writing of the suicide note! ano un parang “oy i’ll write this letter ha be my witness” IMO its not EVEN a suicide note its just an apology letter na may halong takot sa asawa niya i wonder why she seems so terrified of him! tapos ang new era only called pnp hourssss after the incident. ted went back home to see his daughter daw??? diba instinct mo is to stay by her side until she’s stable? maiisip mo pa bang umuwi nun??? ONE NEED NOT BE A CSI GUY TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT DUH
April 17th, 2009 at 2:19 am
to duh:
do you know what you’re talking? do you know what really happened? look at your comments, all were uncertain. you’re talking bout investigation (you said CSI) but you’re now making your own conclusion. you’re one-side crying gossip folk. shut the **** up.
April 17th, 2009 at 2:25 am
well im not surprise….basta kaculto nila…yatap na daw asawa ni mr failon
April 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hoy pinyata! talagang ang mga kapusong peke mga demoyo e ano..!!
ayan o nag didiwang pag may namantay.
Kapusong walng puso! mga Ipokrita
April 17th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
…. sobra naman ata ang pagka saltik sa utak ng mga police…….
i understand that they are just doing their job but why is it that its hard for them to realize that their acts hindered other people’s right to protect their family and as well in doing their same thing of BUSINESS…
Ang gulo sa pinas… baka naman kasi wala silang kapamilYA…
ako pwede…. hehehehe
April 17th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
@ pinyata
anong klase kang nilalang?talaga bang wala kang repeto sa kapwa mo at lalong lao na sa sarili mo?hindi ito isang kalokohan para mag salita ka ng ganyan,wag mong hintayin na mamatay ang magulang mo o kapatid para makaramdam ka ng jiya at respeto sa sarili mo.
isa rin akong kapuso pero sa ganitong usapin,marunong akong rumispeto sa kapwa ko.
April 21st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
tama si DUH. may punto ang mga sinasabi nya.
wag ka masyadong emosyonal doomsday,nag mumura ka pa eh.
lahat dito may right to express their opinion. kung di mo type, e di hindi di ba?
anyways,to add to DUH’s observations, bakit hindi man lang nag paalam si Mrs. Trina sa mga anak nya? as a mother,yun agad ang iisipin mo. sa huling sandali ng isang ina, lalo na bata pa mga anak nya, gugustuhin nya marinig boses ng mga anak nya.
ayon sa mga forensic expert na na hire ni ted, direcho ang pasok ng bala sa ulo ni trina,pero may tama ng baril sa sahig, meaning, naka tilt ng at least 90 degrees pa kaliwa ang ulo nya nung nag baril sya? ang labo non to think na kaliwete sya, mahirap kalabitin din gatilyo non and claim ng mga expert ni ted na right hand ginamit nya to commit suicide.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:48 am
She took her own life? Not good.
Someone killed her? Worst.
April 24th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
doomsday if everyone had that tiny brain of yours the human race will certainly be outsmarted by cockroaches harharhar such a waste of cyberspace. just go back to planting camotes where you can be more useful okie harharhar
April 24th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
doomsday if everyone had that tiny brain of yours the human race will certainly be outsmarted by cockroaches harharhar such a waste of cyberspace you piece of garbage. just go back to planting camotes where you can be more useful and stay the hell away from computers sayang kuryente harharhar