TED FAILON MAY BE CHARGED OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

For not reporting the shotting incident in his residence, Ted Failon may be charged with obstruction of justice.

According to latest reports, veteran broadcaster Ted Failon was brought to Camp Karingal in Quezon City late Wednesday night, April 15, to give his statement to the police on the shooting incident involving his wife, Trinidad "Trina" Etong.



Trina is still in critical condition after sustaining a wound in her head. She is still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the New Era Hospital in Quezon City.



The investigators are looking into two possible angles—suicide and foul play.



SUICIDE OR FOUL PLAY? Initial findings of the investigators claim that it was Failon who shot his wife on the morning of Wednesday, April 15.



But this was immediately dismissed by Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag, chief of the QCPD Criminal Investigation Detection Unit. In an interview, Mabanag said that investigators are looking into the possibility that Failon’s wife tried to commit suicide.



According to a statement from Failon that he sent to the media, through ABS-CBN Corporate Communications of his home network, he found his wife in the bathroom of their home in Tierra Pura Homes in Tandang Sora, Quezon City.



His statement reads in full:



"Hindi ko na tinapos ang aking programa sa DZMM kaninang umaga matapos kong makausap ang aking asawa sa telepono. Kaya umuwi ako kaagad at natagpuan kong nakakandado ang pinto ng banyo. Pinabuksan ko ang pinto at natagpuan ko ang aking asawa na duguan kung kaya't itinakbo ko siya agad sa ospital."



There was also reportedly a suicide note left by Trina, which reads:



“Papa, I’m so sorry. Gustung-gusto ko ang magsabi sa iyo ng totoo pero hindi ko po alam kung paano uumpisahan. Sobrang takot na takot ako. Umalis muna ako, kasi hindi ko kaya at nahihiya akong humarap sa iyo. Sana po mapatawad mo ako, papa. Sorry, sorry papa – Mama"



Trina was believed to have shot herself with Failon's gun inside their bathroom.