In his last TV Patrol appearance, veteran journalist Ted Failon officially said goodbye and thank you to the Kapamilya network.
On August 31, TV Patrol bid farewell to Ted as he is set to move to another network due to the retrenchment program of his home network ABS-CBN.
Ted was emotional as Noli de Castro and his fellow TV Patrol anchors paid their tribute for his 30 years of service to the Kapamilya network.
As the country marked National Heroes Day, Ted paid tribute to all ABS-CBN workers like him who had their last day of service on the same day.
“Ngayong araw na ito ay bigyan natin ng pagkilala ang kabayanihan ng lahat ng manggagawa sa ABS-CBN na huling araw na maglilingkod sa network.”
Ted also lamented as ABS-CBN employees are not sure whether another wave of retrenchment will follow and prayed that God will give them sobriety to accept all of those.
“Sa ngayon, alam naman natin din, ang isa lang sigurado and hindi ka sigurado kung ano pang mangyayari bukas kung mayroon pa bang retrenchment
“Kaya ang ating panalangin sa panahong ito ay ‘Panginoon kami po’y pagkalooban po ninyo ng kahinahunan na tanggapin ang mga bagay na hindi na po namin kayang baguhin, lakas loob na baguhin ang mga bagay na kaya pa po namin, at karunungan na malaman ang kaibahan ng dalawa.”
The veteran journalist then expressed his sincerest gratitude to all of the people whom he worked with, like. the team behind TV Patrol and DZMM, and their ABS-CBN bosses.
He also thanked his fellow anchors, Bernadette Sembrano, Kim Atienza, Gretchen Fullido, Alvin Elchico, and most especially his “Kuya” Noli de Castro.
Lastly, he gave thanks to all the Kapamilya supporters who remained constant amidst all the issues against ABS-CBN.
“No goodbyes tonight, ako lamang po ay nagpapasalamat,” he said.
Before ending, his fellow anchors also sent their messages to their “Manong Ted”.
“Manong, I’ll miss you! Salamat ha, salamat! Sabi mo nga kasama mo rin ang napakaraming empleyado ring nawalan ng trabaho, no goodbyes talaga ha, i-tetext kita agad pagkatapos neto,” Bernadette said.
“Manong Ted, maraming salamat sa tiwala, kung wala po ang iyong tiwala ‘di naman ako nakaupo ata nakatayo rito pati sa programa sa DZMM, thank you for the trust and I will prove na kati-katiwala naman ako,” Alvin said.
“Manong Ted, ma-mimiss ka namin gabi-gabi, ma-mimiss namin yung mga biro mo, mga tukso mo, pero nandiyan ka lang naman, ite-text ka lang namin, kukulitin ka namin, mamimiss ka namin talaga,” Gretchen said.
“Maraming salamat sa labing tatlong taon na nakasama kita rito araw-araw and thank you very much for being a friend, nagkaroon ako ng kaibigan sa’yo, magkikita tayo muli Ted,” Kim said emotionally.
Ted then said that he ‘never felt so loved’, because of the warm messages from his TV Patrol family. He again expressed his overflowing gratitude to the ABS-CBN network which has been his home for the past three decades.
Other Kapamilya journalists also expressed their thoughts as Ted Failon bid farewell to ABS-CBN.
Nakasama ko si Si Ted Failon ng 6 na taon sa TVPatrol noong 2004-2010. Icon sa industriya. Isa sa pinakamagaling at pinakamalalim magkomentaryo sa radyo. Saan ka man mapunta Ted, I am praying for your success. God be with you 🙏🏻 https://t.co/jcgejpJdWu
— Karen Davila (@iamkarendavila) August 30, 2020
Thank you, #TedFailon for giving me my start in radio/dzmm, and for your friendship and support. No goodbyes, kuyang. #ForeverKapamilya#ABSCBN https://t.co/43Z9wE0SEu
— Lynda Jumilla-Abalos (@lyndajumilla) August 30, 2020
Saludo, Manong Ted.
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— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) August 31, 2020
Ted Failon is one of the ABS-CBN employees who announced the shifting to another network as the retrenchment program of the network continues.
